Lisbeth zwerger biography of christopher

Personal

Surname pronounced "tsvair-ger"; born May 26, 1954, in Vienna, Austria; daughter of Reinhold (a designer) and Waltraut (a medical assistant) Zwerger; married John Rowe (an artist), January 19, 1984.

Education: Attended Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst (Vienna, Austria), 1971-74.

Addresses

Home—Vienna, Austria. Agent—Michael Neugebauer, Minedition, Am Gertenfeld 6, 22941 Bargteheide, Germany.

Career

Illustrator.

Worked part-time for an insurance company. Exhibitions: Illustrative work has been shown in Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

Awards, Honors

Bologna International Children's Book Fair honor, 1978, for The Strange Child, 1980, for Hansel and Gretel, 1982, for The Swineherd, 1986, for The Deliverers of Their Country, and 1987, for The Canterville Ghost; International Biennial of Illustration, Bratislava, honor diploma, 1979, for Hansel and Gretel and The Legend of the Rose