Peter Sís

Peter Sís

Peter Sís was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1949 and attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London.

Today, he is best known for writing and illustrating children's books.

In 1983 he collaborated with Bob Dylan on an animated music video for the song "You Got to Serve Somebody".

His film work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

In addition to writing and illustrating books, Peter's editorial illustrations have appeared in "Time", "Newsweek", "Esquire", and "The Atlantic Monthly".

He has designed mural for the Baltimore International Airport as well as the mosaics in the 86th st./Lex Ave.New York Subway station among others. He also created the “Whale” poster for New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority that was on view in subway cars throughout New York City.

In 2003, he was a MacArthur Fellow.

Awards

Peter Sís has won "The New York Times Book Review" Best Illustrated Book of the Year award seven times. He was also awarded with the American Library Association's Caldecott Honor for the illustrations of his 1996 book, "Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei",1998 book "Tibet Through The Red Box" as well as his 2007 work, "." The latter book also received the ALA's 2008 Robert Silbert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for young readers.

Mr. Sís began his career as a filmmaker and won the Golden Bear Award at the 1980 West Berlin Film Festival for an animated short. He has also won the Grand Prix Toronto and the Cine Golden Eagle Award.

External links

* [http://www.petersis.com/ Official Peter Sís website]
* [http://www.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=6&artist=1&station=7 Peter Sís's public artwork at the 86th Street station, commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit.]


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