Melita Vovk
Melita Vovk is a Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books.
Melita Vovk was born in Bled in 1928. She has illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award twice, in 1957 for her illustrations for Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora by Milan Šega and in 1965 for her illustrations for three books, Basni by Ivan Krylov, Puhek v Benetkah by Mira Mihelič and Pustov god by Vera Albreht. She received the lifetime achievement award for illustration at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration in 2010.
Vovk's first husband was the literary critic and stage director Bojan Štih and she is sometimes referred to as Melita Vovk Štih. Their daughter Ejti Štih is also a painter who lives and works in Santa Cruz in Bolivia.Selected Illustrated Works
- Ko zorijo jagodee, written by Branka Jurca, 1976
- Uganke, written by Oton Župančič, 1975
- Zverinice z Večne poti, written by Polonca Kovač, 1975
- Avtomoto mravlje, written by Jože Snoj, 1975
- Veliki čarovnik Ujtata, written by Vida Brest, 1974
- Juri-Muri v Afriki, written by Tone Pavček, 1973
- Popki, written by Breda Smolnikar, 1973
- Nevsakdanje potovanje, written by Ada Škerl, 1973
- Gimnazijka, written by Anton Ingolič, 1973
- Moja prva knjiga, written by Tone Seliškar, 1969
- Teden ima sedem dni, sedem dni ima teden, written by Smiljan Rozman, 1969
- Novo leto na strehi, written by Mira Mihelič, 1966
- Pustov god, written by Vera Albreht, 1965
- Puhek v Benetkah, written by Mira Mihelič, 1965
- Sračje sodišče ali je, kar je, written by Matej Bor, 1961
- Žemlje, written by Ferdo Godina, 1961
- Skriti dnevnik, written by Leopold Suhodolčan, 1961
- Nekoč pod Gorjanci, written by Vera Albreht, 1960
- Tacek, written by Ela Peroci, 1959
- Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora, written by Milan Šega, 1957
- Ptice in grm, written by Vida Brest, 1955
