Gian (Gianvittore) Calvi ( Italian: Gian Calvi ; May 18, 1938 , Bergamo , Lombardy , Italy - July 24, 2016 , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ) - Brazilian artist - illustrator of Italian origin.
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| Birth name | Janvittore Calvi |
| Date of Birth | 1938 |
| Place of Birth | Bergamo , Lombardy , Italy |
| Date of death | 2016 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
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| Genre | painting, illustration |
| Awards | H.C. Andersen Award |
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Biography
Since 1949 he lives in Brazil. He worked in the field of art and advertising agencies. Consultant to international organizations on social development in Latin America with the support of UNDP , UNESCO , UNICEF , OAS , the World Bank and IDB and the secretariats of education and social and environmental development of several countries.
Illustrator and co-author of over 90 children's books published in Brazil, Latin America, Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Japan. The author of the project "Creative Children", aimed at creating multimedia materials to stimulate creativity and imagination of the child.
Workshop Coordinator Vejo as coisas de outro jeito (I see things differently) for creative communication of authors, illustrators, educators. He worked in a number of Latin American countries.
For creative work, the development of projects for the creation and production of printed and audiovisual educational materials, has received several awards, including:
- Brazil's Best Postage Stamp (Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company, 1972)
- Prize of the National Book Academy of Brazil (1974)
- Grande Prêmio NOMA ( Japan , 1982)
- H.C. Andersen Award (1985)
- Colombian Book Award for the best cover of a fantastic book (1984)
- International Biennale of Posters and Advertising Drawings ( Poland , 1986)
- Colombian Book Award (1986)
- 1st place in the competition of the Colombian Association of children's books "Best Book" (Colombia, 1987) and others.
Links
- Gian Calvi (port.)