Education
Beskow studied Art Education at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, then called Tekniska skolan, or the Technical school, in Stockholm.
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Beskow studied Art Education at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, then called Tekniska skolan, or the Technical school, in Stockholm.
From 1900 they lived in Villa Ekeliden in Djursholm which had initially been built for the author Viktor Rydberg. They had six sons, including the artist Bo Beskow (1906–1989) and geologist Gunnar Beskow (1901–1991). In 1894 Beskow started to contribute to the children"s magazine Jultomten.
Overall, she would publish some forty books with her own text and images.
Beskow frequently combined reality with elements from the fairy tale world. Children meet elves or goblins, and farm animals talk with people.
Beskow became one of the most well known of all Swedish children"s book artists. Many of her books became classics and are continually reprinted.
Beskow also illustrated American Broadcasting Company books and songbooks for Swedish schools.
Book pages are often framed by decorative framework of the Art Nouveau style.