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Aco Mavec

1929 – 1982

Painter, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist

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Lived 1929 – 1982 (aged 52). Aco Mavec was a Yugoslav caricaturist, writer, painter and illustrator.

Aco Mavec (8 December 1929 – 17 August 1982) was a Slovene painter, best known for his illustrations of children's books and comics.

He won the Levstik Award for his illustrations of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (Otok zakladov) in 1966.

Selected illustrated works

Hotel sem prijeti sonce (I Wanted to Touch the Sun), written by Tone Partljič, 1981 Uganke (Riddles), written by Helena Bizjak, 1980 Stopinje po zraku in kako sta jih odkrila Naočnik in Očalnik, mojstra med detektivi (Footprints in the Air and How They Were Discovered by Specs and Goggles, Master Detectives), written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1977 Na večerji s krokodilom: nove detektivske mojstrovine Naočnika in Očalnika (Dinner With the Crocodile, the New Detective Adventures of Specs and Goggles, written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1976 Naočnik in očalnik, mojstra med detektivi (Specs and Goggles, Master Detectives), written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1973 Potopljeni mesec (The Sunken Moon), written by Janez Juvan, 1965

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Aco Mavec?

painter, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (1929-1982)

When was Aco Mavec born?

Aco Mavec was born on 8 December 1929.

When did Aco Mavec die?

Aco Mavec died on 17 August 1982.

What was Aco Mavec's occupation?

Aco Mavec was a caricaturist, writer, painter and illustrator.

What nationality was Aco Mavec?

Aco Mavec was Yugoslav.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aco Mavec

· Wikidata: Q4674439

· DBpedia: Aco Mavec

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