Mitsumasa anno biography template

  • Japanese illustrator and author Mitsumasa Anno has been praised as one of the most original and accomplished picture-book artists in the field of children's.
  • Anno Mitsumasa (1926-2020) was one of Japan's most beloved and prolific artists, having illustrated over 300 books since the 1960s.
  • Mitsumasa Anno grew up in a traditional, beautiful Japanese village named Tsuwano, far away from any bustling city.

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    Anno's Journey (PB)

    Join Anno, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, on a spectacular tour of Europe!  A pictorial journey through the traditional countryside, farms, and towns of northern Europe takes readers past familiar storybook characters, visual jokes and puzzles, tricks of perspective, and other surprises.

    Praise for Anno's Journey

    “With paintings, visual puzzles and tricks of perception, Anno introduces geography and science by focusing on children and adults at work and play, as well as on art, architecture, composers, and painters, as he conducts an imaginary tour of England . . . Lush paintings, exquisitely detailed . . . An exceptional book.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Executed in meticulous and gently hued watercolors, this imaginative rendering will fill hours of wonderment, always with the delightful anticipation of seeking still one more amazing detail.”—Booklist

    About the Author: 

    Mitsumasa Anno, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lasting contribution to children's literature, is a lover of travel and culture. Anno's books, through their unique perspective and mischievous sense of humor, have opened to children across the world, cultures and lands distant from their own. Without words Anno conveys the beauty, humanity, and value of al

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    Anno, Mitsumasa 1926-

    Personal

    Born March 20, 1926, in Tsuwano, Japan; son of Yojiro and Shikano Anno; married Midori Suetsugu, April 1, 1952; children: Masaichiro (son), Seiko (daughter). Education: Graduated from Yamaguchi Teacher Training College, 1948.


    Addresses

    Home— 3-8-14 Midoricho, Koganei Shi, Tokyo 184, Japan. Agent— c/o Author Mail, Philomel, Putnam Berkley Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.


    Career

    Artist, educator, essayist, and author and illustrator of children's books. Taught mathematics at elementary schools in Tokyo for ten years. Exhibitions: Has exhibited in major galleries and museums in Japan, Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Military service: Japanese army; served during World War II.


    Awards, Honors

    Best Illustrated Books of the Year citation, New York Times, 1970, Spring Book Festival Award, Chicago Tribune Book World, 1970, Brooklyn Art Books for Children citation, 1973, German Children's and Youth Book award, 1973, Notable Book citation, American Library Association (ALA), and Horn Book honor list, all for Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination; Brooklyn Art Books for Children citation, 1973, for Upside-Downers: More Pictures to Stretch the Imagination; named among best fi

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    Mitsumasa Anno (1926-)

    PERIODICALS

    Bookbird, Volume 2, 1984; Supply 4, 1984; October, 1987.

    Booklist, April 1, 1995, Carolyn Phelan, look at of Anno'sMagic Seeds, p. 1394; Feb 1, 1999, Carolyn Phelan, review appreciated The Wizardry Pocket, p. 977.

    Bulletin slope the Center for Beginner Books, Nov, 1983; June, 1984; Dec, 1984; Dec, 1987; May well, 1988; June, 1988.

    Horn Book, April, 1983, Hisako Aoki, "A Colloquy with Mitsumasa Anno," pp. 137-145; September-October, 1995, Ann A. Flowers, review method Anno's Necromancy Seeds, p. 585.

    Lion duct the Unicorn, Volume 7-8, Leonard S. Marcus, "The Artist's Newborn Eye: Representation Picture Books of Mitsumasa Anno," pp. 24-46.

    Publishers Weekly, December 5, 1994, consider of Anno'sMagic Seeds, p. 76; Nov 23, 1998, review attain The Sorcery Pocket, p. 65.

    School Accumulation Journal, Sep, 2004, Janet Dawson Mathematician, review short vacation Anno's Dark Multiplying Jar, p. 57.

    ONLINE

    Japanese Children's Books Online, http://www.yameneko.org/einfo/mgzn/ (May 5, 2005), audience with Anno.*

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