Author 2222
Author 2222
Author 2222
Authors Background
May 5, 1910
Lionni was born to a family of
Italian origin who were resident in
The Netherlands. His father
worked in the diamond business
and his mother was an opera
singer
Leo Lionni was born into a family that appreciated art, and, from a very young
age, he knew he wanted to be an artist. He loved nature and started keeping small
creatures--minnows, birds, fish, and more--in his attic room in Amsterdam.
Authors Background
1930
Authors Background
1931 to 1939
Authors Background
1935
In 1935 he received a
degree in economics from
the University of Genoa.
During the later part of
this period, Lionni
devoted himself more and
more to advertising
design.
Authors Background
In 1939 he
moved to
Philadelphia and
began full-time
work in
advertising, at
which he was
extremely
successful,
acquiring
accounts from
Ford Motors and
Chrysler
Plymouth, among
others. He was a
member of the
Advertising Art
Authors Background
1948 to 1960
In 1948 he accepted
a position as art
director for Fortune,
which he held until
1960.
Fortune is an American business magazine published
globally by Time Inc. and founded by Henry Luce in
1929.
Authors Background
In 1960 he moved
back to Italy, and
began his career as a
children's book author
and illustrator. Lionni
produced more than 40
children's books.
Gold Medal and was a
four-time Caldecott Honor
Winnerfor Inch by Inch
(1961), Swimmy (1964),
Frederick (1968), and
Alexander and the WindUp Mouse (1970).[2] He
also won the Deutscher
Jugendliteraturpreis in
1965.
Authors Background
1984
He received the
1984 American
Institute of
Graphic Arts
(A.I.G.A.)
Authors Background
1999
Lionni always thought of
himself as an artist. He
worked in many disciplines
including, especially,
drawing, painting, sculpture
and photography. He had
one-man shows in the
United States, Europe, Asia
and the Middle East. He
continued to work as an
artist until just before his
death in 1999.
Magazine
art
director
graphic
designer
Artist
children's
book
illustrator
and author