Sita Jucker
Sita Jucker (born April 21, 1921 in Rheinfelden AG ; † January 14, 2003 in Schwerzenbach ) was a Swiss illustrator who illustrated the majority of books for children and young people.
Life
Sita Jucker took painting lessons from Jakob Strasser, followed by training at the arts and crafts school in Basel. Further training followed in Geneva at the Beaux Arts and in Paris at the École Paul Colin . She then worked as a fashion draftsman, textile designer and window dresser before she married the architect Werner Jucker and had her first child.
She later took up her artistic career again, this time as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines (including bridge builders , Der Kirchenbote and Elle ). She contributed drawings to school books and was involved in the visual design of 20 of the SJW books that were popular at the time . Soon, illustrating books for children and young people was taking up most of her time. She drew pictures for authors such as Max Bolliger and Regine Schindler , but also wrote her own books such as Squaps, der Mondling (1969), Peppino (1971) and Der große Uk (1980).
For works by other authors she drew a. a. The other sheep , Fridolin and Jonathan , Mr. Lang foot , homunculi , Kiwitan , Ompül , the princess who could not sleep , the silver light , butts (trilogy), The Turnachkinder in the summer and the Märlitram (The Tales train) , which is also in Asia Space was successful.
She was also not afraid to bring sensitive topics closer to the children; for her these were among the most important pictorial implementations. This includes Marianne thinks of her grandmother , where a girl has to deal with the death of her grandmother and Mia, what is a trip? where a drug addict teen takes center stage. This was followed by exhibitions in New York ( Metropolitan Museum , Tokyo, Vienna and Paris ( Center Pompidou )).
In 1986 she was awarded the Swiss Youth Book Prize for her life's work . On January 14, 2003, she passed away voluntarily in Schwerzenbach, where she had lived since 1954; she didn't want to end up helpless in a home.
In honor of Sita Jucker, the “Sita-Jucker-Weg” was inaugurated on May 15, 2008 in Schwerzenbach.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jucker, Sita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rheinfelden AG |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 2003 |
| Place of death | Schwerzenbach |