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Peter Sís: Artist of Freedom
- Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 50, Number 4, October 2012
- pp. 1-10
- 10.1353/bkb.2012.a487144
- Article
- Additional Information
Peter Sís has won worldwide acclaim for his illustrated books. His techniques include use of visual metaphors, symbolism, and art historical allusions. Many of his books incorporate the imagery of primary documents such as distressed paper and diary entries. His work ranges from playful to mysterious and invites close reading and multiple interpretations. In his narrative choices and pictorial content Sís emphasizes themes of political and intellectual freedom.