Hanna Czajkowska
, 1917 - 1991
Hanna Czajkowska (1917–1991) was a Polish illustrator, painter, and graphic designer. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under the mentorship of Jan Marcin Szancer, one of the most eminent and recognizable illustrators of children’s literature. She illustrated many children’s books and magazines published by the publishing house “Nasza Księgarnia”, including editions of school obligatory readings, such as Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn [All of us children in Bullerbyn] by Astrid Lindgren, as well as textbook for early schoolers, Pierwsza czytanka [First reading].
Sources:
Artinfo.pl (accessed: March 17, 2026).
Barbara Gawryluk, Ilustratorki, ilustratorzy. Motylki z okładki i smoki bez wąsów, Niezła sztuka 29 Oct. 2019 (accessed: March 17, 2026).
Bio prepared by Marta Pszczolińska, University of Warsaw, m.pszczolinska@al.uw.edu.pl
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