About Alenka Gerlovič
Lived 1919 – 2010 (aged 91). Alenka Gerlovič was a Slovenian and Yugoslav painter, publicist, marionetteist, partisan and art educator.
Alenka Gerlovič (17 September 1919 – 9 December 2010) was a Slovene painter.
Gerlovič was born in Ljubljana in 1919. She studied art at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts. During the Second World War she joined the partisans. She died in Ljubljana in 2010.
She won the Levstik Award in 1968 for her book Likovni pouk otrok (Art Classes for Children).
She won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1981 for her artistic achievements.
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Who was Alenka Gerlovič?
Slovenian painter (1919-2010)
When was Alenka Gerlovič born?
Alenka Gerlovič was born on 17 September 1919 in Ljubljana.
When did Alenka Gerlovič die?
Alenka Gerlovič died on 9 December 2010 in Ljubljana.
What was Alenka Gerlovič's occupation?
Alenka Gerlovič was a painter, publicist, marionetteist, partisan and art educator.
What nationality was Alenka Gerlovič?
Alenka Gerlovič was Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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