Ilon Wikland: Carlson was born in Paris

PanARMENIAN.Net - "In 1955, Astrid Lindgren, finishing her work on the book of stories about Carlson, sent me the manuscript, so I was able to create an image of Carlson. 



After some time I presented her the first image of my Carlson, looking at which she said: "No, it's not my Carlson. After that, I was looking for an image of Carlson for 6 months in Paris, where once on the street I saw a man in overalls, with disheveled hair, and I said myself: "This is Carlson! So he comes from Paris, " Ilona Wikland , the world-famous illustrator of books teller Astrid Lindgren said at the opening of the exhibition "Carlson, who knows how to fly". 

Exhibition of works by Ilon Wikland in the Yerevan-based National aesthetic center will run until December 3. The exhibition is organized by the Swedish office, consulate of Estonia in Armenia, "Youth achievements of Armenia" organization in the framework of events dedicated to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. 



"The event will give us the opportunity to reiterate the importance of public attention to the fundamental rights of children, " Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to Armenia, Hans Gunnar Aden said.



Students' miniatures on children's rights have been presented in Armenia.

"Within 2 months, students of 20 schools from all regions of Armenia participated in the contest . The teams discussed the rights of children, and then wrote scripts and prepared small plays," "Youth achievements of Armenia" director Armine Hovhannisyan said.