| Fiep Westendorp | |
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| Born | Sophia Maria Westendorp (1916-12-17)17 December 1916 Zaltbommel, Netherlands |
| Died | 3 February 2004(2004-02-03) (aged 87) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Known for | Jip and Janneke |
Sophia Maria "Fiep" Westendorp (17 December 1916 – 3 February 2004) was a Dutch illustrator who became popular due to her long collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt with their creation of Jip and Janneke.
Career
Three generations of Dutch people have grown up with her illustrations. The drawings she made for Jip en Janneke, a series of stories which ran in Dutch newspaper Het Parool from 1953 to 1957, now adorn a variety of items sold by Dutch department store HEMA. Since the regular Dutch awards for illustrations always eluded her, she was given a unique award for her entire oeuvre in 1997. Westendorp also drew a text comic based on the Annie M.G. Schmidt story Tante Patent in the 1950s.
Legacy
She died in 2004. Since 2007, the University of Amsterdam has had an endowed chair for illustration in Westendorp's honor.
References
- Westerlaken, Nell (2004-02-06). "Jip en Janneke zijn nu echt wees". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- "Jip en Janneke". HEMA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- Duin, Lieke van (1997-06-04). "Gouden Griffel nu echte kinderboekenprijs". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- "Fiep Westendorp".
- "Leerstoel illustratie bij Universiteit van Amsterdam". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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