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Born on 2 May 1902 in Övre Ullered, [[Värmland County|Värmland]], in west central Sweden, Eva Hildegard Maria Forss was the youngest child of the factory owner and agronomist, Johan Albin Forss and Gerda Ingeborg Tereseia née Kjellmark.<ref name=skbl/> |
Born on 2 May 1902 in Övre Ullered, [[Värmland County|Värmland]], in west central Sweden, Eva Hildegard Maria Forss was the youngest child of the factory owner and agronomist, Johan Albin Forss and Gerda Ingeborg Tereseia née Kjellmark. After completing her school education, she attended the [[Konstfack|Techical School]] in [[Stockholm]] where she trained as a drawing instructor and advertising artist. She remained at the school teaching [[calligraphy]] from 1925 to 1968. In parallel, she became an illustrator, creating the children's picture book series ''Kajsa och Snurran'' with rhyming text in 1929.<ref name=skbl/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/1330011|title=Kajsa och snurran : en bilderbok med vers för snälla barn / av Eva Forss|publisher=Libris|accessdate=12 September 2020 |language=Swedish}}</ref> |
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Eva Billow died in [[Stockholm]] on 22 February 1993.<ref name=skbl/><ref name=amanda/> |
Eva Billow died in [[Stockholm]] on 22 February 1993.<ref name=skbl/><ref name=amanda/> |
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Revision as of 13:47, 12 September 2020
Eva Hildegard Maria Billow née Forss (1902–1993) was an influential Swedish illustrator, cartoonist and children's writer. She is remembered for writing and illustrating rhyming Swedish children's stories, including Pojkarna Igelkotts vinterskor (1948) and Nickes lediga dag (1950). They depict everyday life in a playful, humorous style, often with animals as the principal characters. Her poetry collections are inspired by children in the home environment, sometimes depicted as animals, sometimes as human beings.[1][2][3]
Biography
Born on 2 May 1902 in Övre Ullered, Värmland, in west central Sweden, Eva Hildegard Maria Forss was the youngest child of the factory owner and agronomist, Johan Albin Forss and Gerda Ingeborg Tereseia née Kjellmark. After completing her school education, she attended the Techical School in Stockholm where she trained as a drawing instructor and advertising artist. She remained at the school teaching calligraphy from 1925 to 1968. In parallel, she became an illustrator, creating the children's picture book series Kajsa och Snurran with rhyming text in 1929.[1][4]
Eva Billow died in Stockholm on 22 February 1993.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Druker, Elina (8 March 2018). "Eva Hildegard Maria Billow". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Billow, Eva" (in Swedish). Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok. 1957. p. 103. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "EVA Hildegard Maria BILLOW" (in Swedish). KULTUR1: Konstnärslexikonett amanda. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Kajsa och snurran : en bilderbok med vers för snälla barn / av Eva Forss" (in Swedish). Libris. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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- 1902 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Värmland County
- 20th-century Swedish writers
- 20th-century Swedish women writers
- 20th-century Swedish artists
- Swedish children's book illustrators
- Swedish women illustrators
- Swedish children's writers
- Swedish women children's writers
- 20th-century Swedish poets
- Swedish women poets