Fiel van der Veen

Fiel van der Veen (born 18 February 1945, Nijmegen) is a Dutch illustrator.

In this Dutch name, the family name is van der Veen, not Veen.

Fiel van der Veen
Born	Theophile M. van der Veen (1945-02-18) 18 February 1945 Nijmegen
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Illustration

Career

Van der Veen has illustrated books by various Dutch authors, including Paul Biegel, Jan Terlouw and Willem Wilmink.

In 1974 Van der Veen illustrated the book 2 is te veel by Henk Barnard, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk on the occasion of the Boekenweek. Van der Veen also illustrated Paul Biegel's book Het eiland daarginds which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk in 1989.[1]

In 1988 van der Veen won the Zilveren Penseel for his illustrations in Paul Biegel's book De rode prinses.[2] Biegel's book Laatste verhalen van de eeuw, also illustrated by van der Veen, won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2000.[3][2] Other books by Biegel that were illustrated by van der Veen include Japie en het zwarte spook (2002), Man en muis (2003) and De roep van de Kinkhoorn (2004).

Awards

• 1988: Zilveren Penseel (De rode prinses, written by Paul Biegel)
• 1988: NIC Illustratie Jaarprijs (De rode prinses, written by Paul Biegel)
• 1997: NIC Illustratie Jaarprijs (De zwerftochten van Aeneas, written by Paul Biegel)

References

1. "Bibliofiel van het zuiverste water - Lieke van Duin in gesprek met Fiel van der Veen" (in Dutch). Literatuur zonder leeftijd. Jaargang 7 - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
2. "Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982-2014) - Fiel van der Veen" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2000" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

• Personal website (in Dutch)
• Fiel van der Veen (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature