About Slavko Pengov
Lived 1908 – 1966 (aged 57). Slavko Pengov was a Yugoslav writer, painter and illustrator.
Slavko Pengov (24 June 1908 – 6 January 1966) was a Slovene painter best known for his monumental opus of murals such as those in the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana and the Parish Church of Saint Martin in Bled.
Pengov was born in Ljubljana in 1908 and baptized Vladislav Pengov. He studied art at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. From 1945 he taught at the Academy of Arts in Ljubljana.
He also illustrated a number of books and won the Levstik Award in 1951 for his illustrations of Fran Saleški Finžgar's book Pod svobodnim soncem (Under A Free Sun).
He taught painting to Aleksa Ivanc Olivieri.
In 1959 he received the Prešeren Award for his murals on the history of Slovenes in the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana.
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Who was Slavko Pengov?
painter and illustrator (1908-1966)
When was Slavko Pengov born?
Slavko Pengov was born on 24 June 1908 in Ljubljana.
When did Slavko Pengov die?
Slavko Pengov died on 6 January 1966 in Ljubljana.
What was Slavko Pengov's occupation?
Slavko Pengov was a writer, painter and illustrator.
What nationality was Slavko Pengov?
Slavko Pengov was Yugoslav.
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