Ulf Löfgren (October 13, 1931, Umeå – October 10, 2011) was a Swedish illustrator and author.
Biography Ulf Löfgren studied literature history and art history at Uppsala University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957. He then studied graphic design and advertising at the Market Communication Program IHR from 1957 to 1958. In 1959, he made his debut as an illustrator with illustrations for Leif Krantz's Barnen i djungeln (Children in the Jungle) and was awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque the following year for this work. He cocreated the Swedish children's program Pellepennan and Suddagumman together with Gunnel Linde. Löfgren both wrote and illustrated children's books, which were translated into twenty languages. His most well known book series are about Ludde for children aged three to five and about Albin. He also created book covers for fiction, textbooks, and other books in the 1950s, before focusing on children's literature. Löfgren's drawings are characterized by intricate details and decorative elements.
He served as the chairman of the Swedish Illustrators Association from 1971 to 1974 and vice chairman of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) from 1982 to 1989. Löfgren's works can be found in institutions such as the National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm.
Bibliography Barnen i djungeln (Children in the Jungle) – 1959 (together with Leif Krantz) Goddag kung Kasper (Good day, King Kasper) – 1962 Kung Kasper och kamelen (King Kasper and the Camel) – 1963 Barnen i luften (Children in the Air) – 1963 (together with Leif Krantz) Barnen i vattnet (Children in the Water) – 1964 (together with Leif Krantz) Bara på skoj (Just for Fun) – 1964 Gabriel glömmer (Gabriel Forgets) – 1965 Den fantastiske professor Knopp (The Fantastic Professor Knopp) – 1966
Patrik och flygmaskinen (Patrik and the Flying Machine) – 1966 Hurra – det blev en baby! (Hooray – it's a Baby!) – 1966 Pellepennan och Suddagumman (Pellepennan and Suddagumman) (text by Gunnel Linde) – 1968 Patriks snabbverkstad (Patrik's Speed Workshop) 1969 Pellepennan, Suddagumman och kluddabarnen (Pellepennan, Suddagumman, and the Scribble Children) – 1969 Färgtrumpeten (The Color Trumpet) – 1969 Den flygande orkestern (The Flying Orchestra) – 1969 Det underbara trädet (The Wonderful Tree) – 1969 1, 2, 3 – 1970 Vi åker året runt (We Travel All Year Round) – 1970 Mina bokstäver (My Letters) – 1970 Precissomduvill (Just Like You Want) –1971 Patriks cirkus (Patrik's Circus) – 1971
Den förtrollade draken (The Enchanted Dragon) – 1973
Vem stoppar trafiken? (Who Stops the Traffic?) – 1973 Albin hjälper till (Albin Helps Out) – 1975 Tuffa gumman (Tough Granny) – 1975 Albin är aldrig rädd (Albin Is Never Scared) – 1975 Det finns massor med jobb! (There Are Lots of Jobs!) – 1976 Herr Konradssons trädgård (Mr. Konradsson's Garden) – 1976 Albin och den snurriga cykeln (Albin and the Wobbly Bicycle) – 1977 Albin och det märkvärdiga paraplyet (Albin and the Remarkable Umbrella) – 1977 Harlekin – 1978 (awarded the Grand Prix at the Biennal of Illustrations in Bratislava 1977)
Tjuven (The Thief) – 1981
Sagan om Hom (The Tale of Hom) – 1982 Albin och trollstaven (Albin and the Magic Wand) – 1983 Albin och regnbågen (Albin and the Rainbow) – 1983 Albin och hans vän Ali Baba (Albin and His Friend Ali Baba) – 1983 Albin och papegojan (Albin and the Parrot) – 1983 Amiralen som tappade sandalen (The Admiral Who Lost His Sandal) – 1984 Tant Ellen som åt upp karamellen (Aunt Ellen Who Ate the Caramel) – 1984 Baronen som sköt med kanonen (The Baron Who Shot with the Cannon) – 1984 Ludde – 1984 Ludde och någon (Ludde and Someone) – 1984 Kung Ludde (King Ludde) – 1984 Sagan om de två trollstavarna (The Tale of the Two Magic Wands) – 1985 Ludde och alla djuren (Ludde and All the Animals) – 1986 Ludde och Gnutta – 1986 Ludde och busiga Nalle (Ludde and Naughty Teddy) – 1986 Barnen på La Pacanda–ön (Children on La Pacanda Island) – 1986 Ludde får besök (Ludde Gets a Visit) – 1987 Påhittiga Ludde (Imaginative Ludde) – 1987 Ludde rimgissar (Ludde's Rhyme Riddles) – 1987 Häxan Tipp och hennes elaka häxkatt (Witch Tipp and Her Mean Witch Cat) – 1987
Ludde letar efter Nalle (Ludde Looks for Teddy) – 1988
Ludde och vagnen (Ludde and the Carriage) – 1988 Ludde blir glad (Ludde Gets Happy) – 1988 Albin sjörövare (Albin the Pirate) – 1988 Ludde och de vilda djuren (Ludde and the Wild Animals) – 1989 Ludde och otursdagen (Ludde and the Unlucky Day) – 1989 Ludde och telefonen (Ludde and the Telephone) – 1989 Albin riddare (Albin the Knight) – 1989 Ludde och flugan (Ludde and the Fly) – 1990 Ludde kan flyga (Ludde Can Fly) – 1990
Ludde och musen Göte (Ludde and Mouse Göte) – 1990 Albin djurskötare (Albin the Animal Keeper) – 1990 Kärleken förvandlar allt (Love Transforms Everything) – 1990 Ludde och den förtrollade skogen (Ludde and the Enchanted Forest) – 1991 Albin och de busiga tomtarna (Albin and the Mischievous Elves) – 1991 Sagan om Tor (The Tale of Tor) – 1992 Ludde och födelsedagen (Ludde and the Birthday) – 1993
Ludde lagar soppa (Ludde Makes Soup) – 1993
Ludde bygger koja (Ludde Builds a Hut) – 1993 Cirkus Ludde (Circus Ludde) – 1993 Ludde och orkestern (Ludde and the Orchestra) – 1994 Ludde och utflykten (Ludde and the Excursion) – 1994 Ludde och lådbilen (Ludde and the Boxcar) – 1994 Bibel för barn (Bible for Children) (text Karin Karlberg, Inga Wernolf, Lisa Östh) – 1995 Albin viking (Albin the Viking) – 1995 Albin har en hemlighet (Albin Has a Secret) – 1996 Snögubben Frasse (Snowman Frasse) – 1996
Albin går till affären (Albin Goes to the Store) – 1996
Albin säger godnatt (Albin Says Goodnight) – 1996 Albin och tigern (Albin and the Tiger) – 1996 Petronella och äventyret i tavlan (Petronella and the Adventure in the Painting) – 1997 Snögubben Frasse blir konstnär (Snowman Frasse Becomes an Artist) – 1997 Doktor Ludde (Doctor Ludde) – 1997 Ludde och Hugo (Ludde and Hugo) – 1997 Ludde och Gnutta i sagolandet (Ludde and Gnutta in Fairyland) – 1998 Ludde och Hasse åker tåg (Ludde and Hasse Take a Train Ride) – 1998 Ludde och hans vänner (Ludde and His Friends) – 1998 Petter och den gåtfulla trädgården (Petter and the Mysterious Garden) – 1999
Lillekatt kan många gåtor (Little Cat Knows Many Riddles) – 2000 Gabriel och äventyret (Gabriel and the Adventure) – 2001 Min första bok om Jesus (My First Book About Jesus) – 2002 En bok om Jesus (A Book About Jesus) – 2002 Ludde och café Bullen (Ludde and Café Bullen) – 2004 Ludde leker kurragömma (Ludde Plays Hide and Seek) – 2004 Ludde tvättar (Ludde Washes) – 2006 Lilla stora Luddeboken (The Little Big Book of Ludde) – 2006
Awards and honors 1960 – Elsa Beskow plaqueBiblioteksföreningen: Elsa Beskow-plaketten , 1 December 2015
Plaques at the Biennal of Illustrations, Bratislava 1971, 1973, and 1975
Grand Prix, Biennal of Illustrations in Bratislava 1977 (for the book "Harlequin")
1991 – Knut V. Pettersson scholarship
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