Harald Wiberg
Harald Wiberg (born March 1, 1908 in Ankarsrum , Sweden ; † August 15, 1986 in Falköping ) was a Swedish illustrator for children's books, as well as a painter and caricaturist. He is known, among other things, for his illustrations of Tomten books (Gnome books) or various Christmas books by Astrid Lindgren .
life and career
Wiberg was born in Ankarsrum in 1908 . Wiberg attended the Stockholm School of Dramatics (Stockholms dramatiska Högskola). Later he also studied in France and Italy. He particularly illustrated animal, landscape and children's books. Most of his illustrations show Scandinavian landscapes, animals and traditional mythological figures. In the 1960s he became known to a wider audience in Sweden through his appearances on the nature documentary show Korsnäsgårde . He became internationally successful, among other things, through his illustrations of the Tomten books (Wichtelbücher): Tomte Tummetott (1960) and Tomte and the Fox (1965). The original poems by Viktor Rydberg and Karl-Erik Forsslund for Wigberg's illustrations were printed in the Swedish edition of these works . In the international editions, however, a text by Astrid Lindgren appeared , which she had written based on the poems for the illustrations. The success of these works prompted Wiberg to write and illustrate his own tomten book entitled Gammaldags jul . The book was translated into English ( Christmas at the tomten's farm ), but there is no German translation. He also illustrated another work by Viktor Rydberg with Björn's Adventures on Christmas Eve ( Lille Viggs äventyr på julafton , 1980). In 1976 he received the Elsa Beskow plaque for his work The Great Snow Storm (Den stora snöstormen, 1975) . He died on August 15, 1986 in Falköping .
Works (selection)
| year | German title | Original Swedish title | author | German translator | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Djur i naturen (1948) | Harald Wiberg | - | - |
| 1961 | Wonders of the Wildlife | Världens underligaste djur (1957) | Åke Löfgren | Hans Schwenn | The world's strangest animals (1961) |
| 1961 | Wonderful speed | Världens snabbaste (1957) | Åke Löfgren | Hans Schwenn | - |
| - | - | Stora djur och små. En bilderbok om hur djur bor. (1958) | Åke Löfgren | - | - |
| - | - | Tomten (1960) | Viktor Rydberg | - | - |
| 1960 | Tomte Tummetott |
Tomten är vaken (2012) written in 1960, published in 2012 |
Astrid Lindgren | Silke von Hacht | The Tomten (1961) |
| 1961 | Christmas in the stable | Jul i stallet (1961) | Astrid Lindgren | Anna-Liese Kornitzky | Christmas in the Stable (1962) |
| 1962 | On the trail of the brown bear | Björnarna i Storådalen (1960) | Edor Burman | Anna-Liese Kornitzky | The bears of Big Stream Valley (1968) |
| 1963 | Summer at Pelles Hof | Lill-Olle och sommardagen (1962) | Hans Peterson | Margot Franke | Benjamin has a birthday (1964) |
| 1965 | The bears from the far north | Storbjörnen (1960) | Edor Burman | Anna-Liese Kornitzky | Three wolverines of Rushing Valley (1968) |
| 1965 | Wolf in the mountains | Varg i fjällen (1961) | Edor Burman | Anna-Liese Kornitzky | - |
| - | - | Räven och tomten (1965) | Karl-Erik Forsslund | - | - |
| 1966 | Tomte and the fox |
Räven och tomten (2017) written in 1965, published in 2017 |
Astrid Lindgren | Silke von Hacht | The Tomten and the Fox (1965) |
| - | - | Gammaldags jul (1967) | Harald Wiberg | - | Christmas at the tomten's farm (1968) |
| - | - | Djur och landskap (1969) | Harald Wiberg | - | - |
| - | - | När Per gick vilse i skogen (1969) | Hans Peterson | - | When Peter Was Lost in the Forest (1970) |
| 1976 | Dog breeds in colors | Hundar i färg (1966) | Ivan Swedrup | Dagmar-Renate Jehnich | Dogs of the world (1970) |
| 1978 | The big blizzard | Den stora snöstormen (1975) | Hans Peterson | Gertrud Rukschicio | The big snowstorm (1975) |
| - | - | Troll Pojken (1981) | Pelle Svensson | - | - |
| 1982 | Bjorn's adventures on Christmas Eve | Lille Viggs aventyr on julafton (1980) | Viktor Rydberg | Günter Bergfeld | The Christmas Tomten (1981) |
Awards
- 1970: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Christmas in the Stable (shared with Astrid Lindgren )
- 1973: The Brooklyn Art Books For Children Citations for Christmas in the Stable (shared with Astrid Lindgren)
- 1976: Elsa Beskow plaque for The Great Snowstorm
Web links
- Literature by and about Harald Wiberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Svenska fågelkonstnärer - Harald Wiberg , extensive, Swedish list of Wiberg's books
Individual evidence
- ^ Wiberg, Harald (1968): Christmas at the Tomten's Farm. New York: Coward-McCann
- ↑ Харальд Виберг (Harald Wiberg) (1908-1986) .
- ↑ a b Harald Wiberg (Swedish, 1908–1986) .
- ↑ Lindgren, Astrid / Eriksson, Eva: Tomte and the fox .
- ↑ Harald Wiberg .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiberg, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ankarsrum |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1986 |
| Place of death | Falkoping |