![]() Otani Memorial Art Museum/Nishinomiya, 1987.Zwerger's work has been exhibited worldwide. ![]() Großer Preis 2012, awarded by Die Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur.Österreichischer Kunstpreis - Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, 1998.She won a Silver Brush in 2000 for her illustration of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. She has also been honored at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair and the Biennial of Illustrators at Bratislava. Zwerger received the illustration award in 1990. The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Her style is similar to that of English illustrators of the 19th century and she acknowledges being influenced by the work of Arthur Rackham. Zwerger continued to work with Neugebauer, who also occasionally contributed to the lettering and book design. ![]() ![]() Michael Neugebauer Verlag published Zwerger's first book, Das Fremde Kind in 1977. Since the publication of her first illustrated book in 1977 she has worked as a freelance picture book illustrator in Vienna, specializing in fairy tales. She studied 1971 to 1974 at the Applied Arts Academy of Vienna, but left before completing the course of studies. ![]() For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990. Lisbeth Zwerger (born ) is an Austrian illustrator of children's books. ![]()
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