Max Velthuijs
Dutch author, lithographer, pen painter, illustrator, academy lecturer, graphic designer, graphic artist, children's book writer
About Max Velthuijs
Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 81). Max Velthuijs was a Dutch writer, graphic designer, illustrator, children's writer, resistance fighter and postage stamp designer.
Max Velthuijs (22 May 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and writer, one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands. His works have been translated from Dutch into English, Finnish, French, Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Norwegian and Danish.
A productive commercial artist, his first children's book commission as an illustrator was relatively late in his career, in 1962 for the 10th edition of Versjes die wij nooit vergeten [Rhymes we will never forget]. This was a famous book of rhymes for young children with several previous illustrators. Frog is a Hero was included in the National Curriculum for England.
Velthuijs died in The Hague, his native city, on 25 January 2005.
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Who was Max Velthuijs?
Dutch author, lithographer, pen painter, illustrator, academy lecturer, graphic designer, graphic artist, children's book writer (1923-2005)
When was Max Velthuijs born?
Max Velthuijs was born on 22 May 1923 in The Hague.
When did Max Velthuijs die?
Max Velthuijs died on 25 January 2005 in The Hague.
What was Max Velthuijs's occupation?
Max Velthuijs was a writer, graphic designer, illustrator, children's writer, resistance fighter and postage stamp designer.
What nationality was Max Velthuijs?
Max Velthuijs was Dutch.
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