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⚫ | '''Alfons “Ali” Mitgutsch''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaːli ˈmɪtˌɡʊt͡ʃ|lang|De-Ali Mitgutsch.ogg}}; 21 August 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a German author of picture books and a professional advertising [[Illustrator]]. He was known as the father of the [[Wimmelbilderbuch|Wimmelbilder books]].<ref name="br80">(German) Boris Berg: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150822190832/http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/abendschau/ali-mitgutsch-geburtstag-100.html ''Der Vater der Wimmelbücher – Zum 80. Geburtstag von Ali Mitgutsch''], [[Bayerischer Rundfunk]] vom 21. August 2015 (archive.org) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxy94fhEEVM YouTube])</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
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As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to [[Allgäu]] |
Mitgutsch was born in [[Munich]], [[Free State of Bavaria|Bavaria]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], on 21 August 1935. As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to [[Allgäu]] in [[World War II]] due to bombing in Munich.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/ali-mitgutsch-erfinder-der-wimmelbuecher-wird-80-a-1047680.html (German) Wimmelbild-Erfinder Ali Mitgutsch: ''Da kommt er, der Träumer!''], spiegel.de, August 13, 2015</ref> After returning to Munich he trained at Graphical Academy as a [[Lithography|lithographer]]. |
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In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a [[Developmental psychology|child psychologist]] inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children. Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books. These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top. ''Rundherum in meiner Stadt'' (Around in my city) released in 1968 is the first book in the series.<ref>(German) Magnus Klaue, Zur Renaissance der Wimmelbücher, [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] No. 65, 18.</ref> |
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Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books made for children. Opening such book at any page it shows lots of everyday scenes in a single painting across both pages on top. |
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Mitgutsch lived in Munich, the city inspired his [[paintings]].<ref name="br80" /> He died in Munich from complications of pneumonia on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schuetze|first=Christopher F.|date=2022-01-18|title=Ali Mitgutsch, Inventive Children's Book Illustrator, Dies at 86|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/books/ali-mitgutsch-dead.html|access-date=2022-01-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Linnartz|first=Mareen|title=Ali Mitgutsch: Der Kinderbuchautor ist mit 86 Jahren gestorben|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ali-mitgutsch-wimmelbuecher-nachruf-1.5505565|access-date=11 January 2022|website=Süddeutsche.de|date=11 January 2022 |language=de}}</ref> |
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''Rundherum in meiner Stadt'' (Arround in my city) released in 1968 is known as the first Wimmel-book in German-speaking countries.<ref>(German) Magnus Klaue, Zur Renaissance der Wimmelbücher, [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] No. 65, 18.</ref> |
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Mitgutsch is living in Munich, the city of his birth where he caught most of the inspirations for his [[paintings]].<ref name="br80" /> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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* 1971 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Bei uns im Dorf'' |
* 1971 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Bei uns im Dorf'' |
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* 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Komm mit ans Wasser'' |
* 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Komm mit ans Wasser'' |
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* 1978 [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] for ''Rund ums Schiff ( |
* 1978 [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] for ''Rund ums Schiff (Around the ship)'' |
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* 2003 [[Schwabing Art Prize|Schwabing Art Award]]<ref> |
* 2003 [[Schwabing Art Prize|Schwabing Art Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rossipotti.de/inhalt/literaturlexikon/illustratoren/mitgutsch_ali.html|title=Ali Mitgutsch | Rossipotti Literaturlexikon|website=www.rossipotti.de}}</ref> |
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* 2016 [[Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Presseservice/Pressemeldungen/2015_09/Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.html |title=Landeshauptstadt München - Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis 2016 an Ali Mitgutsch |access-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327035941/http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Presseservice/Pressemeldungen/2015_09/Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.html |archive-date=27 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* 2018 [[Bundesverdienstkreuz|Verdienstkreuz am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland]] for a new Genre <ref>''Wimmelbuch-Autor: Orden für Ali Mitgutsch'', ''Neue Presse'' vom 11 October 2018, p. 17</ref> |
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* 2019 ''Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bezirk-oberbayern.de/Kultur/Auszeichnungen-Preise/Oberbayerischer-Kulturpreis/?La=1&NavID=2378.274|title=Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis|first=Bezirk|last=Oberbayern|website=Bezirk Oberbayern}}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
== Publications == |
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* {{cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=eoT6oQEACAAJ}}|title=Herzanzünder: Mein Leben als Kind|last1=Mitgutsch|first1=Ali|last2=Gregorzewski|first2=Ingmar|date=May 2015|publisher=dtv Verlagsgesellschaft|isbn=978-3-423-28057-0}} |
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* togheter with Ingmar Gregorzewski: ''Herzanzünder: Mein Leben als Kind'', (heard lighter: my childhood) Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 2015, [[:de:Special:BookSources/9783423280570|ISBN 978-3-423280570]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 20 August 2024
Alfons “Ali” Mitgutsch (German: [ˈaːli ˈmɪtˌɡʊt͡ʃ] ⓘ; 21 August 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a German author of picture books and a professional advertising Illustrator. He was known as the father of the Wimmelbilder books.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Mitgutsch was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on 21 August 1935. As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to Allgäu in World War II due to bombing in Munich.[2] After returning to Munich he trained at Graphical Academy as a lithographer.
In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a child psychologist inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children. Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books. These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top. Rundherum in meiner Stadt (Around in my city) released in 1968 is the first book in the series.[3]
Mitgutsch lived in Munich, the city inspired his paintings.[1] He died in Munich from complications of pneumonia on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.[4][5]
Awards
[edit]- 1960 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Pepes Hut
- 1961 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Ulus abenteuerliche Reise zum Nordlicht
- 1962 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Nico findet einen Schatz
- 1969 Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis for the picture book Rundherum in meiner Stadt
- 1971 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Bei uns im Dorf
- 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Komm mit ans Wasser
- 1978 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Rund ums Schiff (Around the ship)
- 2003 Schwabing Art Award[6]
- 2016 Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis[7]
- 2018 Verdienstkreuz am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland for a new Genre [8]
- 2019 Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis[9]
Publications
[edit]- Mitgutsch, Ali; Gregorzewski, Ingmar (May 2015). Herzanzünder: Mein Leben als Kind. dtv Verlagsgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-423-28057-0.
Picture books
[edit]- Pepes Hut (1959)
- Ulus abenteuerliche Reise (1960 im Münchener Bilderbuch Verlag)
- Nico findet einen Schatz (1961)
- Rundherum in meiner Stadt (1968 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis)
- Bei uns im Dorf (1970) (In our Village)
- Komm mit ans Wasser (1971)
- Auf dem Lande
- Rund ums Rad (1975)
- Rund ums Schiff (1977)
- Hier in den Bergen (1979)
- Was wimmelt denn da (What's teeming here)
- Die Hexe und die sieben Fexe
- Unsere große Stadt (1988)
- Ritterbuch (Knightsbook)
- Engel in der Werkstatt
- Aufbruch der Weihnachtsmänner
- Mein schönstes Wimmelbilderbuch
- Das große Piraten-Wimmelbuch
- Alle spielen mit
- Mein riesengroßes Piraten-Wimmelbuch
- Mein riesengroßes Wimmel-Suchbuch (2010)
- Fizzel baut eine Burg (Fizzel is building a castle), Otto Maier, Ravensburg,1992, Reihe Kleine Ravensburger
- Vom Korn zum Brot (From grain to bread)
Further reading
[edit]- Literature by and about Ali Mitgutsch in the German National Library catalogue
- Works by and about Ali Mitgutsch in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
- rossipotti.de Biography and catalogue of works (in German).
- Ali Mitgutsch erzählt eine Episode aus seiner Jugend Schwabinger Straßengang, Ali Mitgutsch recounting some childhood memories (in German).
- In einer eigenen Welt, interview with Ali Mitgutsch, in: Der Freitag, December 23, 2011 (in German).
References
[edit]- ^ a b (German) Boris Berg: Der Vater der Wimmelbücher – Zum 80. Geburtstag von Ali Mitgutsch, Bayerischer Rundfunk vom 21. August 2015 (archive.org) (YouTube)
- ^ (German) Wimmelbild-Erfinder Ali Mitgutsch: Da kommt er, der Träumer!, spiegel.de, August 13, 2015
- ^ (German) Magnus Klaue, Zur Renaissance der Wimmelbücher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 65, 18.
- ^ Schuetze, Christopher F. (18 January 2022). "Ali Mitgutsch, Inventive Children's Book Illustrator, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Linnartz, Mareen (11 January 2022). "Ali Mitgutsch: Der Kinderbuchautor ist mit 86 Jahren gestorben". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Ali Mitgutsch | Rossipotti Literaturlexikon". www.rossipotti.de.
- ^ "Landeshauptstadt München - Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis 2016 an Ali Mitgutsch". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Wimmelbuch-Autor: Orden für Ali Mitgutsch, Neue Presse vom 11 October 2018, p. 17
- ^ Oberbayern, Bezirk. "Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis". Bezirk Oberbayern.