Margriet Heymans

Margaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans (29 October 1932 – 27 July 2023) was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature.

Margiet Heymans
Heymans in 1973
Heymans in 1973
BornMargaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans[1]
(1932-10-29)29 October 1932
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Died27 July 2023(2023-07-27) (aged 90)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
OccupationWriter, illustrator
NationalityDutch[2]
GenreChildren's literature
Children5[3]

Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including Het poppenfeest (1971), De gele draad (1982), Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek (1986) and De prinses van de moestuin (1991).[3][4]

Early life

Heymans was born on 29 October 1932,[2][3] in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid in 's-Hertogenbosch.[3][4][5] She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten.[3]

Career

Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine Kris Kras.[5][6]

Heymans illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht by Imme Dros and Ik was de zee by Ienne Biemans.[4] Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht and Heymans stated in 2013 that she considers this book to be the most beautiful story by another author that she has ever illustrated.[4] Dros received a Zilveren Griffel award and the very first Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.[4]

Heymans lectured in illustration at the Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving from 1972 till 1993.[1]

Her collaborations with her sister Annemie have been exhibited in Paris in 1981 and in Voorhout in 1984.[7] In 2018, Heymans donated her original illustrations to the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.[6] In 2020, some of her illustrations for Annie M. G. Schmidt's books appeared in an online exhibition by the same museum.[8] The exhibition was held to mark the 25th anniversary of Schmidt's death.[8]

Personal life

Margriet Heymans married twice and had five children.[3] She died on 27 July 2023, at the age of 90.[9][10]

Publications
  • Het poppenfeest (1971)[11]
  • Hollidee de circuspony (1972)[11]
  • Kattekwaad en popperommel (1975)
  • De gele draad (1982)
  • Ik ben Jantje en ik kan al lezen (1982)
  • Mijn muis wil een boek (1982)
  • Moe vist een bel op (1982)
  • Wie ziek is, wil geen kaas (1982)
  • Jipsloop (1984)
  • Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek (1986)
  • Lieveling, boterbloem (1988)
  • Ik wil naar huis! (1989)
  • Wie heeft er mijn broertje gezien? (1990)
  • De prinses van de moestuin (1991)
  • Goede raad kan geen kwaad (1992)
  • Riet op de mat (1992)
  • De wezen van woesteland (1997)[11]
  • Dora, of De tante van de trollen (1999)

Awards
Jan Terlouw, Margriet Heymans and Henk Barnard receiving an award in 1973.

Heymans received numerous awards for her work:

References
  1. "Margriet Heijmans" (in Dutch). Stichting RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Margriet Heymans" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  3. Linders, Joke. "Margriet Heymans" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. Buenen, Eefje. "'Een schat die me werd aangereikt' - Margriet Heijmans over Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 1989" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. "Illustraties Margriet Heymans naar het museum" (in Dutch). Dutch Museum of Literature. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. Heuvelmans, Kim (28 January 2018). "Heijmans, Annemie Gerardus (1935-2008)" (in Dutch). Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. "Literatuurmuseum maakt online-expositie over de illustratoren van Annie M.G. Schmidt". Den Haag Centraal (in Dutch). 7 June 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. "Bossche schrijver en illustrator Margriet Heymans (90) overleden: 'Wat ik schrijf, wat ik teken is het gewone leven'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. "Kinderboekenauteur Margriet Heymans (90) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. "Kinderboekenschrijfster Margriet Heymans (90) overleden, won vele prijzen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  12. van Overbeeke, Caroline (5 October 1998). "Staatssecretaris schenkt kinderboeken". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). p. 29.
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