Ali Mitgutsch


Alfons Mitgutsch, known as Ali Mitgutsch, born August 21, 1935 in Munich, Germany, is a German author of picture books and a professional advertising Illustrator. He is known as father of the Wimmelbilder-books.

Early life

As a child the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to Allgäu in World War II due to bombing in Munich. After returning to Munich he trained at Graphical Academy as a lithographer.

Career

In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a 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 released in 1968 is the first book in the series.
Mitgutsch lives in Munich, the city inspires his paintings.

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