Lothar Meggendorfer

Lothar Meggendorfer (born November 6, 1847 in Munich - died July 7, 1925 in Munich) was a German illustrator and writer known for his superb pop-up books.

He was first published in 1862 in the Fliegende Blätter, an illustrated comic weekly, and from 1868 in the bi-weekly Münchener Bilderbogen.

Every year, the Movable Book Society awards a pop-up book a prize named after Meggendorfer.

References

* Hildegard Krahe: "Lothar Meggendorfers Spielwelt ". Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag München 1983, ISBN 3-88034-201-6
* "Lothar Meggendorfers Lebende Bilderbücher". Katalog zur Ausstellung des Puppentheatermuseums im Münchener Stadtmuseum 11. Dezember 1980 - 28. Februar 1981, Eigenverlag München
* Helmut Herbst: "Die Illustrationen der "Meggendorfer Blätter". In: Oberbayrisches Archiv Band 106 Seite 7 - 228, Verlag des Historischen Vereins von Oberbayern 1982, München
* Doris von Senger: "Lothar Meggendorfer und die Meggendorfer Blätter". Dissertation München 1938
* [http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/?docid=00000618 "Meggendorfer-Album"] (Digitalisat)
* [http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/?docid=00000535 "Münchener Kasperl-Theater"] (München 1879, Digitalisat)
* [http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/?docid=00000633 "Nimm mich mit! Ein lehrreiches Bilderbuch"] (München 1926, Digitalisat)
* [http://www.library.unt.edu/rarebooks/exhibits/popup2/meggendorfer.htm Lothar Meggendorfer at University of North Texas Libraries]
* [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/popup/meggen.html Pop Goes The Page: Movable and Mechanical Books from the Brenda Forman Collection ] at www.lib.virginia.edu University of Virginia Library: The Originality and Artistry of Lothar Meggendorfer]
* [http://www.popuplady.com/fea4-movesoc.htm The Pop-Up Lady: The Movable Book Society, which awards the Meggendorfer Prize]