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Lidia Postma | |
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 Lidia Postma with the Gouden Penseel in 1976 | |
| Born | April 2, 1952 |
| Awards | Gouden Penseel, Gouden Appel |
Lidia Postma (Hoorn, April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her Tolkien illustrations.
Postma trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. In 1976 she received a Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) for her illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen's Sprookjes en vertellingen (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava by a jury with members from thirteen countries.
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