| Jan
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| Nationality - Polish |
Profession - Illustrator |
| Date of birth - 1936
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Date of death - Still with us |
| Place of birth
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Jan Michel Pienkowski was born in Warsaw, 1936 into a family of architects and artists. Jan Pienkowski came to London as a ten year-old and could speak very little English but quickly developed a passion for English comics.
He studied English and Classics at Cambridge but spent most of his time designing posters, sets and costumes for student drama productions. While still in Cambridge, he was co-founder of the greetings card company, Gallery Five, of which he remains a director.
Jan's first book, an ABC called Annie Bridget and Charlie, was published in 1967.
In 1968 Jan started illustrating Joan Aiken's story collections. For these, he placed sharp silhouettes against a vibrant, marbled background - a technique inspired by papercuts he had seen as a child in Poland.
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Jan's other books include the Nursery series, pop-up books like Haunted House, Robot and Little Monsters, and the sound effect books like Phone Book and Door Bell.
Jan's hobbies include skiing, gardening, films and collecting illustrated books. He also enjoys working with young people on ambitious painting projects: ranging from a mural of rain forests in Glasgow to a giant 1,000 square foot. tower at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith and two huge dinosaurs on a brick wall in North London, created with the help of a mere 200 children! |
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Jan Pienkowski
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