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Willy Pogány

Born

in Szeged, Hungary

August 24, 1882

Died

July 30, 1955

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Pogany

Genre

Children's Books, Arts & Photography

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William Andrew ("Willy") Pogány (August 1882 – 30 July 1955) was a Hungarian prolific illustrator of children's and adult books.

Born Vilmos Andreas Pogány in Szeged, Hungary. He studied at Budapest Technical University and in Munich and Paris. Pogany came to America via Paris and London. In London, he produced his four masterpieces, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1910), Richard Wagner's Tannhauser (1911), Parsifal (1912) and Lohengrin (1913).

In 1918 he illustrated a children's rewrite of Homer, The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, retold by Padraic Colum.

Pogány's best known works consist of illustrations of classic myths and legends done in the Art Nouveau style. He also worked as an art director on s ...more

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	The Art of Drawing 3.98 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1900 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Goose 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1928 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawing Lessons 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawing Lessons it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wimp and the Woodle and Other Stories by Willy Pogány (Illustrator), Blanche Ashley Ambrose, Margaretta Harmon 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willy Pogany's Drawing Lessons 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy: Coloring book by Willy Pogány, Monica Guido (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles: Coloring book by Willy Pogány, Monica Guido (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam : The Astronomer - Poet of Persia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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