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Belgium

2008; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/bkb.0.0012

1918-6983

Elena Kilian,

Historical and Literary Studies

Belgium Elena Kilian Philippe Suinen (Et Al) (Eds) Parade autour des fêtes carnavalesques. 15 illustrateurs de Wallonie et de Bruxelles [Carnival parades. 15 illustrators from Wallonia and Brussels]Brussels: CGRI 2007 36pp ISBN 9782930308098 Philippe Suinen (Et Al) (Eds) Panorama. 40 illustrateurs de Wallonie et de Bruxelles [Panorama. 40 illustrators from Wallonia and Brussels]Brussels: CGRI 2007 173pp ISBN 9782930308104 Compared to the comic-authors Hergé, Peyo and Morris, with their iconic heroes Tintin and Snowy, the Smurfs and Lucky Luke, the national tradition of children's book art from Wallonia–Brussels is but little known. To remedy this, the Administration of the French Community of Belgium prepared two exhibitions featuring children's book illustrations that were first shown at the 44th Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2007. Each exhibition is accompanied by a fine catalogue. For the first one, fifteen renowned artists, some of whom are still fairly young, were invited to submit illustrations on the topic of carnival festivities that are so popular in the French-speaking community of Belgium. These parades have acquired a worldwide reputation and have been registered by UNESCO in the list of Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Depending on their artistic approach and personal interpretation, the artists created parade pictures showing abstract masks, grotesque anthropomorphised animals, or whimsical scenes on the margins of the parades. Click for larger view View full resolution The second catalogue, Panorama, gives a survey of Franco-Belgian children's literature between 1950 and 2007. Forty artists ranging from Elisabeth Ivanovsky and Gabrielle Vincent to Marie Wabbes and the impetuous newcomers Anne Herbauts and Kitty Crowther testify to the enormous vitality and diversity of the art of illustration in francophone Belgium. Both catalogues are complemented by quotes and bio-bibliographical presentations of the artists in French, English and Italian. IYL Scholarship Programme For many years, the International Youth Library (IYL) has been offering a successful programme of scholarships. Thanks to the financial support of the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, each year the IYL invites several specialists in the field of children's and young adult literature from around the world for a research stay. During their visit, the scholarship holders have access to the works of primary and secondary literature from the world's largest special collection of international children's literature. Applications for 2009 are welcome. For further information, please contact Petra Wörsching (email: direktion@ijb.de) or visit our website at www.ijb.de. [End Page 53] Copyright © 2007 Bookbird, Inc. Reproduction of articles in Bookbird requires permission in writing from the editor. Items from Focus IBBY may be reprinted freely to disseminate the work of IBBY.