Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg
, b. 1929
Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg is a Greek-American author and illustrator of children's books. She has written and illustrated more than 50 books. The author's parents were originally from Greece. She started to draw at an early age hence she was enrolled by her parents in art classes. The author graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1951 and then worked as a freelance artist and taught classes in art. Her Greek heritage is a recurring theme in her works; for example in Three Gold Pieces, The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus, and the biography Diogenes. She used to travel a lot all over Europe. Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg won the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association Award in 1991. Aliki illustrated books for other authors as well, including for her husband Franz Brandenberg.
Source:
pabook.libraries.psu.edu (accessed: November 8, 2020).
Bio prepared by Ayelet Peer, Bar-Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il
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