Jan Pieńkowski (1936–2022)
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Jan Pienkowski was born in Warsaw in 1936. During the war Pienkowski moved a lot, from Poland to Austria, Germany, Italy and finally to England in 1946. He went to The Cardinal Vaughan School in London and then to King's College, Cambridge, where he read Classics and English and became involved in mostra altro stage design. Pienkowski co-founded the greetings card company, Gallery Five. He worked in advertising, publishing, and doing graphics for the BBC children's TV series Watch! In his spare time, he started to illustrate books for children. He won the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal in 1972 for his silhouette illustrations to Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under The Sea and again in 1980 for Haunted House. Jan pioneered the modern Pop-up book with Haunted House, Robot, Dinner Time, Good Night and 17 others. Meg and Mog, the series of books which Jan created with Helen Nicoll, has reached 14 titles. Four of them became the Meg and Mog Show, exuberantly staged by David Wood and designed for the West End by Jan. His lifelong interest in stage design landed other commissions: two shows for Theatre de Complicite, then Beauty and the Beast for The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden and a spectacular Sleeping Beauty at Disneyland, Paris. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Jan Pieńkowski
Sleeping Beauty 1 copia
Robots 1 copia
Monster Pops 1 copia
Krokodillevoer 1 copia
Hora do jantar 1 copia
Zet 'm op ! 1 copia
Opere correlate
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics) (2014) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 30 copie
Jim Along, Josie : A Collection of Folk Songs and Singing Games for Young Children (1970) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni; Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 20 copie
M.O.L.E. (Much Overworked Little Earthmover) (Red Fox Picture Books) (1747) — Illustratore — 13 copie
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, June 1977 — Illustratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Pieńkowski, Jan
- Nome legale
- Pieńkowski, Jan Michał
- Data di nascita
- 1936-08-08
- Data di morte
- 2022-02-19
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Warsaw, Poland
- Luogo di residenza
- Barnes, London, England, UK
Herefordshire, England, UK - Istruzione
- Cardinal Vaughan School
Cambridge University (King's College|classics and English) - Attività lavorative
- book illustrator
stage designer
storyteller
book designer
author - Relazioni
- Walser, David (partner|1962-2005|civil partner|2005|to date)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Kate Greenaway Medal (1972)
Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) - Breve biografia
- Jan Michel Pieńkowski is a Polish-born British illustrator and author of children's books. He is probably best known for his Meg and Mog books with writer Helen Nicoll and for his pop-up books, including Haunted House (winner of the 1980 Kate Greenaway Medal), Robot, Dinner Time, Good Night and seventeen others.
Pieńkowski illustrated his first book at the age of eight, as a present for his father. During World War II, Pieńkowski's family moved about Europe, finally settling in Herefordshire, England in 1946. He attended the Cardinal Vaughan School in London, and later read English and Classics at King's College, Cambridge.
After leaving university Pieńkowski founded the Gallery Five greeting cards company. He began illustrating children's books in his spare time, but soon found the work taking over all his time. He began working with children's author Joan Aiken in 1968; he later won the first of two Kate Greenaway Medals in 1972 for his illustrations for Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea.
Pieńkowski has had a life-long interest in stage design. He was commissioned to provide designs for Theatre de Complicite, Beauty and the Beast for the Royal Ballet, and Sleeping Beauty at Disneyland Paris.
In 2005 Pienkowski contracted a civil partnership with David Walser, with whom he has been in a relationship for over forty years.
Pienkowski suffers from bipolar disorder.
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
- 39
- ISBN
- 304
- Lingue
- 8
- Preferito da
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Originally published in 1984, Pieńkowski's Christmas is a book I have been meaning to pick up for some time now, especially as I greatly enjoyed his Easter, another picture book pairing biblical text with silhouette artwork, some years ago. I am glad to have finally tracked down a copy and read it, as it is truly wonderful. The story holds no surprises, of course, but is as beautiful as ever. The King James Version of the Bible may not be the most faithful or accurate translation available in English (and not the one I would use for study), but it is certainly one of the most beautiful, and has been immensely influential in the development of the English language. The artwork here is lovely—I am a long-time fan of Pieńkowski's, whose silhouette work never disappoints—and I appreciated the decorative flourishes, from the larger, illuminated manuscript style initial letter on each page of text, and the gold-embellished greenery over which the larger illustrations and the text are placed. Recommended to anyone looking for beautiful picture-book presentations of the Christmas story - the real, non-watered-down Christmas story.… (altro)