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Erik Blegvad

Erik Blegvad was born in Copehagen, Denmark in 1923. There he attended the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts along with friend and illustrator Niels M. Bodecker. Blegvad was a prolific illustrator of children's books, with over 100 titles to his name, including seven written by his wife. He also drew magazine and newspaper illustrations.

During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, he and a friend were arrested by the Gestapo for distributing Danish resistance literature. He then spend "several frightening days" in prison before being released. He later served in the Danish Air Force, then worked as a translator for the British in occupied Germany. After meeting his wife, Lenore Hochman in Paris, they moved to the United States.

Some of Blegvad's most famous works include illustrations for Mary Norton’s Bedknob and Broomstick, his own translations of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, and works by O. Henry, Myra Cohn Livingston, Judith Viorst, Jane Langton, and Charlotte Zolotow.

The Times of London wrote, "His minutely detailed brush and pen drawings recalled the myths and stories that his grandfather had told him during his boyhood in Denmark. He was described by the American writer and artist Edward Gorey as one of the best of his generation."

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Born 3 Mar 1923
Died 14 Jan 2014

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  • Cover of: Anna Banana and Me
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    Cover of edition annabananame0000bleg_s5a9 First published in 1985 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: The swing in the summerhouse
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    Cover of edition swinginsummerhou00lang First published in 1967 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A selection of 24 poems from 'A child's garden of verses'
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    Cover of edition selectionof24p00stev First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Rainy Day Kate
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    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, and other rhymes about dogs

    First published in 1835 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: This little pig-a-wig: and other rhymes
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    First published in 1983 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Self-portrait, Erik Blegvad
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    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: This Little Pig-a-Wig and Other Rhymes about Pigs
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    Cover of edition thislittlepigawi0000unse First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rare treasures from Grimm
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    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Great Hamster Hunt
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    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Parrot in the garret and other rhymes about dwellings
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    First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Mittens For Kittens

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Burnie's hill: a traditional rhyme
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    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hans Christian Andersen: from an artist's point of view : a lecture for International Children's Book Day

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La Véritable Histoire des trois petits cochons
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Three Little Pigs
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    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tres Cerditos

    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bed-Knob and Broomstick

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Three little pigs
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    First published in 1982 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The three little pigs
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    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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Born 3 Mar 1923
Died 14 Jan 2014

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Nursery rhymes, Children's poetry, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, Friendship, Juvenile literature, Stories in rhyme, Swine, Biography, Blegvad, Erik, Brothers and sisters, English Nursery rhymes, Erik Blegvad, Fairy tales, Folklore, Friendship, fiction, Illustrators, Pigs, Pigs, fiction, Pigs, poetry, Play, Adolescence, fiction

Places

United States, Vermont

People

Erik Blegvad, Erik Blegvad (1923-), H. C. Andersen (1805-1875), Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Time

19th century

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL988759A

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Alternative names

  • Eric Blegvad

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June 2, 2022 Edited by VioletFrost Edited without comment.
March 28, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
March 28, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
June 2, 2021 Edited by VioletFrost Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import