Fiep Westendorp

Fiep Westendorp
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 especially popular due to her long-term collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt. Three generations of Dutch people have grown up with her illustrations.[1] 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.[2] Since the regular Dutch awards for illustrations always eluded her, she was given a unique award for her entire oeuvre in 1997.[3] Since 2007, the University of Amsterdam have an endowed chair for illustration in Westendorp's honor.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Westerlaken, Nell (2004-02-06). "Jip en Janneke zijn nu echt wees". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Jip en Janneke". HEMA. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ↑ Duin, Lieke van (1997-06-04). "Gouden Griffel nu echte kinderboekenprijs". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Leerstoel illustratie bij Universiteit van Amsterdam". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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