Elizabeth was born in Ireland, studied in London.
She married Rene Graetz, a German artist, and 1946 they moved
to East Berlin. In the GDR she was very well-known. Children and
grown-ups both liked her. Her work of art was exhibited in Berlin,
London, Munich, Belfast among other places. Perhaps you have a
look at her children's
books, which are published in 13 languages. O'Brien (Ireland)published
"The
Little Black Sheep" very successfully in 9 countries.
She is author and illustrator of more than 23 children's books,
but also made the drawings for books from Mark Twain, Bertolt
Brecht, Astrid Lindgren and others. Very popular are her portraits
of Bertolt
Brecht. She got several awards, including the Käthe-Kollwitz-Award
from the Academy of Art, Berlin.
You
are welcome to the homepage of the Elizabeth Shaw Archive!