Farshid Mesghali

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Farshid Mesghali (b. July 1943; Persian: فرشید مثقالی,) is an Iranian animator, graphic designer, illustrator, painter, sculptor and printmaker who has lived in the United States since 1986. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1974 for his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator. Mesghali was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1943. Studying painting at Tehran University, he began his professional career as a graphic designer and illustrator in 1964. After graduation in 1968, he was supported by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran. From 1970 to 1978, he made many of his award-winning animated films, movie posters, and illustrations for children's books under its auspices. In 1979, he moved to Paris. In the next four years, he worked as an artist, creating paintings and sculptures, which were presented at Sammy King Gallery in Pairs. In 1986, he moved to Southern California.