Tomi Ungerer

(French, 1931–2019)

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Tomi Ungerer

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Biography

Timeline

1931
Born Jean-Thomas Ungerer in Strasbourg, France
1995
Recipient, National Prize for Graphic Arts France
1998
Recipient, Hans Christian Andersen Prize for children's literature
2003
Named Goodwill Ambassador for Childhood and Education of European Council
2004
Awarded an honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Recipient, Erich Käistner Literary Prize
2007
The Tomi Ungerer Museum opens in Strasbourg, France
Lives and works in Mizen Head, Ireland and Strasbourg, France

Exhibitions

2010
Tomi Ungerer: Eklips, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (solo)
2008
Tomi Ungerer: Retrospective, Max Ernst Museum, Brühl, Germany (solo)
2001
Tomi Ungerer et New York, Museum of Modern Art, Strasbourg, France (solo)
1981
Tomi Ungerer: Retrospective, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France (solo)