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Edgar Valter<\/h1>\n

21 September 1929-4 March 2006
\nChildren\u2019s author, illustrator, painter & caricaturist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Edgar Valter was born in Tallinn, the fourth of eight children. After leaving school in 1945 he worked as an apprentice locksmith, a sailor, a painter and decorator, a transport worker, a printing press operator and finally as an artist in a state-run studio before going freelance in 1950. He joined the Artists\u2019 Union in 1956 and the Journalists\u2019 Union in 1958. Almost 30 years later, in 1986, he was recognised with a state award for his contribution to Soviet culture.<\/p>\n

Edgar Valter illustrated around 250 books during his lifetime. Most were Estonian children\u2019s books, among them true classics of the genre such as Eno Raud\u2019s Naksitrallid <\/em>(\u2018Three Jolly Fellows\u2019) and Sipsik <\/em>(\u2018Raggie\u2019), Ellen Niit\u2019s Kr\u00f5lli-raamat <\/em>(\u2018The Book of Kr\u00f5ll\u2019), Aino Pervik\u2019s Kunksmoor <\/em>(\u2018Old Mother Kunks\u2019) and Jaan Rannap\u2019s Nublu<\/em> (featuring a dog of that name). Children\u2019s books featuring Valter\u2019s art have been translated into almost 20 languages. He also provided illustrations for humour and satire magazines, fiction aimed at adult readers, popular science and practical works, textbooks and more and contributed to such magazines as Pioneer, T\u00e4heke <\/em>(\u2018Little Star\u2019) and Hea Laps <\/em>(\u2018Good Kid\u2019).<\/p>\n

Valter\u2019s caricatures appeared in many newspapers and magazines in and outside of Estonia, and eight collections of his caricatures have been published. He also produced graphic art, bookplates, posters and show bills and designed film sets and theatre stages. He painted incessantly, showing at a number of personal and group exhibitions in Estonia and abroad. His illustrations and caricatures earned him a huge number of awards.<\/p>\n

Pokuraamat<\/em>, the first children\u2019s book to be completely written and illustrated by Valter himself, was released in 1994. In the 12 years that followed, up until 2005, he provided words and pictures for a further 15 books for younger readers, becoming in a very short space of time one of the most prolific and celebrated children\u2019s authors in Estonia. When once asked how Valter the artist became Valter the author, he replied, \u201cHaving illustrated quite a few children\u2019s books in my time, I found myself wanting to write one of my own. What inspired me most was the nature of V\u00f5ru County, where I\u2019ve been living now for rather a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edgar Valter is the most successful author of all time in the Nukitsa Prize competition, whose winning writers and illustrators are decided by a unique panel \u2013 one made up of thousands of Estonian children! He received an award from the International Board on Books for Young People in 1996 for Pokuraamat<\/em> and in honour of his life\u2019s work as an illustrator of children\u2019s books. He was awarded the White Star (3rd class), a state decoration, by the Estonian president in 2001 and was presented with honorary membership of the Estonian Artists\u2019 Association in 2005.<\/p>\n

Edgar Valter\u2019s illustrations<\/a><\/p>\n

Books by Edgar Valter<\/a><\/p>\n

Edgar Valter\u2019s awards<\/a><\/p>\n

Paintings by Edgar Valter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Paintings by Edgar Valter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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