Marjanca Jemec Božič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marjanca Jemec Božič

illustrator

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Maribor, Podravska statistical region, Slovenia

Profession: writer, illustrator

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marjanca Jemec Božic (born 16 September 1928) is a Slovene illustrator, best known for her children's books illustrations.Jemec Božic was born in Maribor in 1928, but her family moved to Ljubljana soon after.
She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and works as an illustrator.
Her work has been published in almost every magazine and journal for children and young adults in Slovenia.
She has illustrated numerous children's picture books that have also been translated and published outside Slovenia.In 2003 she won the Levstik Award for lifetime achievement in illustration.