Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926)

Beni Montresor

Italian illustrator, costume and set designer, director

Beni Montresor was an Italian artist, opera and film director, set designer, author and children's book illustrator. He won the 1965 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing May I Bring a Friend?. The Italian government knighted him in 1966 for his…