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'''Alfons Mitgutsch''', known as '''Ali Mitgutsch''', born August 21, 1935 in [[Munich]], Germany, is a [[Germans|German]] author of picture books and a professional advertising [[Illustrator]]. He is known as father of the [[Wimmelbilderbuch|Wimmelbilder-books]].<ref name="br80">(German) Boris Berg: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150822190832/http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/abendschau/ali-mitgutsch-geburtstag-100.html ''Der Vater der Wimmelbücher – Zum 80. Geburtstag von Ali Mitgutsch''], [[Bayerischer Rundfunk]] vom 21. August 2015 (archive.org) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxy94fhEEVM YouTube])</ref>

{{Short description|German illustrator (1935–2022)}}

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'''Alfons “Ali” Mitgutsch''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaːli ˈmɪtˌɡʊt͡ʃ|lang|De-Ali Mitgutsch.ogg}}; 21 August 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a German author of picture books and a professional advertising [[Illustrator]]. He was known as the father of the [[Wimmelbilderbuch|Wimmelbilder books]].<ref name="br80">(German) Boris Berg: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150822190832/http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/abendschau/ali-mitgutsch-geburtstag-100.html ''Der Vater der Wimmelbücher – Zum 80. Geburtstag von Ali Mitgutsch''], [[Bayerischer Rundfunk]] vom 21. August 2015 (archive.org) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxy94fhEEVM YouTube])</ref>


==Life and career==

== Early life ==

Mitgutsch was born in [[Munich]], [[Free State of Bavaria|Bavaria]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], on 21 August 1935. As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to [[Allgäu]] in [[World War II]] due to bombing in Munich.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/ali-mitgutsch-erfinder-der-wimmelbuecher-wird-80-a-1047680.html (German) Wimmelbild-Erfinder Ali Mitgutsch: ''Da kommt er, der Träumer!''], spiegel.de, August 13, 2015</ref> After returning to Munich he trained at Graphical Academy as a [[Lithography|lithographer]].

As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to [[Allgäu]] in World War II due to bombing in Munich.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/ali-mitgutsch-erfinder-der-wimmelbuecher-wird-80-a-1047680.html (German) Wimmelbild-Erfinder Ali Mitgutsch: ''Da kommt er, der Träumer!''], spiegel.de, Artikel vom 13.</ref> After returning to Munich he trained at Graphical Academy as a [[Lithography|lithographer]].


== Career ==
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In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a [[Developmental psychology|child psychologist]] inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children. Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books. These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top. ''Rundherum in meiner Stadt'' (Around in my city) released in 1968 is the first book in the series.<ref>(German) Magnus Klaue, Zur Renaissance der Wimmelbücher, [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] No. 65, 18.</ref>

In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a [[Developmental psychology|child psychologist]] inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children.


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Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books. These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top. ''Rundherum in meiner Stadt'' (Around in my city) released in 1968 is the first book in the series.<ref>(German) Magnus Klaue, Zur Renaissance der Wimmelbücher, [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] No. 65, 18.</ref>

Mitgutsch lived in Munich, the city inspired his [[paintings]].<ref name="br80" /> He died in Munich from complications of pneumonia on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schuetze|first=Christopher F.|date=2022-01-18|title=Ali Mitgutsch, Inventive Children's Book Illustrator, Dies at 86|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/books/ali-mitgutsch-dead.html|access-date=2022-01-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Linnartz|first=Mareen|title=Ali Mitgutsch: Der Kinderbuchautor ist mit 86 Jahren gestorben|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ali-mitgutsch-wimmelbuecher-nachruf-1.5505565|access-date=11 January 2022|website=Süddeutsche.de|date=11 January 2022 |language=de}}</ref>

Mitgutsch lives in Munich, the city inspires his [[paintings]].<ref name="br80" />


== Awards ==

== Awards ==
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* 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Komm mit ans Wasser''

* 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for ''Komm mit ans Wasser''

* 1978 [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] for ''Rund ums Schiff (Around the ship)''

* 1978 [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] for ''Rund ums Schiff (Around the ship)''

* 2003 [[Schwabing Art Prize|Schwabing Art Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rossipotti.de/inhalt/literaturlexikon/illustratoren/mitgutsch_ali.html|title=Ali Mitgutsch &#124; Rossipotti Literaturlexikon|website=www.rossipotti.de}}</ref>

* 2003 [[Schwabing Art Prize|Schwabing Art Award]]<ref>[http://www.rossipotti.de/inhalt/literaturlexikon/illustratoren/mitgutsch_ali.html Auszeichnungen]</ref>

* 2016 [[Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Presseservice/Pressemeldungen/2015_09/Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.html |title=Landeshauptstadt München - Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis 2016 an Ali Mitgutsch |access-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327035941/http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Presseservice/Pressemeldungen/2015_09/Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.html |archive-date=27 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* 2016 [[Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis]]<ref>[http://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Presseservice/Pressemeldungen/2015_09/Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.html] {{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref>

* 2018 [[Bundesverdienstkreuz|Verdienstkreuz am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland]] for a new Genre <ref>''Wimmelbuch-Autor: Orden für Ali Mitgutsch'', ''Neue Presse'' vom 11 October 2018, p. 17</ref>

* 2019 ''Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bezirk-oberbayern.de/Kultur/Auszeichnungen-Preise/Oberbayerischer-Kulturpreis/?La=1&NavID=2378.274|title=Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis|first=Bezirk|last=Oberbayern|website=Bezirk Oberbayern}}</ref>


== Publications ==

== Publications ==
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=== Picture books ===

=== Picture books ===

* ''Pepes Hut'' (1959)

* ''Pepes Hut'' (1959)

* ''Ulus abenteuerliche Reise'' (1960 im Münchener Bilderbuch Verlag)

* ''Ulus abenteuerliche Reise'' (1960 im Münchener Bilderbuch Verlag)
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== Further reading ==

== Further reading ==

* {{German National Library portal|118146734}}

* {{German National Library portal|118146734}}

* {{DDB|Person|118146734}}

* {{DDB|Person|118146734}}Deutschen Digitalen Bibliothek

* [http://www.rossipotti.de/inhalt/literaturlexikon/illustratoren/mitgutsch_ali.html rossipotti.de] Biography and catalogue of works (in German).

* [http://www.rossipotti.de/inhalt/literaturlexikon/illustratoren/mitgutsch_ali.html rossipotti.de] Biografie und Werkverzeichnis.

* [http://www.memoro.org/de-de/Schwabinger-Stra%C3%9Fengang_13602.html Ali Mitgutsch erzählt eine Episode aus seiner Jugend Schwabinger Straßengang], Ali Mitgutsch recounting some childhood memories (in German).

* [http://www.memoro.org/de-de/Schwabinger-Stra%C3%9Fengang_13602.html Ali Mitgutsch erzählt eine Episode aus seiner Jugend Schwabinger Straßengang]

* [http://www.freitag.de/alltag/1151-ich-lebte-in-derfantasie In einer eigenen Welt], interview with Ali Mitgutsch, in: ''Der Freitag'', December 23, 2011 (in German).

* [http://www.freitag.de/alltag/1151-ich-lebte-in-derfantasie In einer eigenen Welt], Interview mit Ali Mitgutsch, in: ''Der Freitag'', 23. Dezember 2011.


== References ==

== References ==

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