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Cita Potokar
Slovenian painter and illustrator (1915–1993)
Cita Potokar (28 November 1915 – 28 November 1993) was a Slovene painter also known for her illustrations of children's books. Many of her best known works draw from her experience as an internee during the Second World War as a result of her activities in the Slovene Liberation Front.
She won the Levstik Award for her illustrations of Branka Jurca's book Lizike za vse (Lollipops for All).
Selected illustrated works
- Kaj nam je popisal Jakec (What Little Jack Told Us), written by Jože Šmit, 1953
- Vesela abeceda (Happy Alphabet), written by Vera Albreht, 1955
- Bratec in sestrica (Brother and sister), written by Branka Jurca, 1956
- Okoli in okoli (Round and Round), written by Branka Jurca, 1960
- Veliki in mali ljudje (Large and Small People), written by Zofka Kveder, 1960
- Lizike za vse (Lollipops for All), written by Branka Jurca, 1965
- Sto belokranjskih (A Hundred from White Carniola), written by Lojze Zupanc, 1965
- Marjanka Vseznalka (Marjanka Knowitall), written by Branka Jurca, 1966