Elsa Beskow (1874–1953)
Author of Children of the Forest
About the Author
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Works by Elsa Beskow
Den lilla vävaren 4 copies
Sagan om Gnällmåns : alla skrikhalsar till varning och deras mammor till hjälp : [en saga för… (1984) 3 copies
Farmors lapptäcke 2 copies
Hatt-Stugan 1 copy
Elsa Beskow 1 copy
Farbror Blås nya båt 1 copy
Petter och Lotta 1 copy
Sagor och sagospel 1 copy
Farbror Blås nya båt 1 copy
The Art of Elsa Beskow: 20 Pull-Out Frameable Prints: Vintage Scandinavian Wall Prints (2024) 1 copy
En aprilsaga och andra sagor 1 copy
Associated Works
Weihnachten bei den Elchen: Die schönsten Wintergeschichten aus Skandinavien (2015) — Author — 2 copies
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- Other names
- Maartman, Elsa (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1874-02-11
- Date of death
- 1953-06-30
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Place of death
- Djursholm, Sweden
- Places of residence
- Östermalm, Sweden
Djursholm, Sweden - Education
- Tekniska skolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Konstfackskolan - Occupations
- art teacher
artist
children's book author
children's book illustrator - Relationships
- Beskow, Bo (son)
Beskow, Gunnar (son) - Awards and honors
- Nils Holgersson plaque, 1952
- Short biography
- Elsa Beskow, née Maartman, studied art education at Konstfack in Stockholm, then called Tekniska skolan. In 1897, she married Natanael Beskow, whom she had met while working as a teacher at the school where he served as headmaster. They had six sons, including Bo Beskow, who grew up to become an artist. During her career, Elsa Beskow wrote or illustrated about 40 books and became one of the best-known of all Swedish children's book authors. Many of her books became classics and are continually reprinted. Her books were often decorated in Art Nouveau style.
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- Works
- 83
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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