How to Pronounce Melita Vovk
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Jun 14, 1928 Bled, Slovenia 95 years old
Illustrator and painter
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About Melita Vovk
- Melita Vovk (born 14 June 1928) is a Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books.Melita Vovk was born in Bled in 1928.
- She has illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award twice, in 1957 for her illustrations for Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora (Tales and Mishaps of the Royal Court) by Milan Šega and in 1965 for her illustrations for three books, Basni (Fables) by Ivan Krylov, Puhek v Benetkah (Puhek in Venice) by Mira Mihelic and Pustov god (Pust's Birthday) by Vera Albreht.
- She received the lifetime achievement award for illustration at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration in 2010.Vovk's first husband was the literary critic and stage director Bojan Štih and she is sometimes referred to as Melita Vovk Štih.
- Their daughter Ejti Štih is also a painter who lives and works in Santa Cruz in Bolivia.
