Marija Lucija Stupica (13 December 1950 – 28 May 2002) was a Slovene children's book illustrator.Biennial of Slovene Book Illustration Slovenia Cultural Profile in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and the British Council Slovenia
Biography Stupica was born in Ljubljana in 1950. She was the daughter of the acclaimed Slovene illustrator Marlenka Stupica and famous painter Gabrijel Stupica. Her father often used her as a model for his paintings.
She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana.
She won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1989 for her achievements in children's book illustration.Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients She also won the Levstik Award for her illustrations three times, in 1973, 1983 and 1985.Obituary on 24ur site In 2000 she was one of the four finalists for the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award.IBBY Slovenia site
Her daughter Hana is also an artist and illustrator.
References
External links Marija Lucija Stupica. Illustrations