Ana Milodanović, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ana Milodanović

Date of Birth: 18-May-1926

Place of Birth: Stari Žednik, Vojvodina, Serbia

Date of Death: 20-Jul-2011

Profession: artist

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ana Milodanovic (18 May 1926 – 20 July 2011) was a Bunjevci Croatian straw artist, or slamarke.
She was the first artist to take the traditional folk art celebrating the harvest festival and turn it into two-dimensional pictures.
As the first straw artist to join the Artist's Colony formed by the "Group of Six", she won acclaim with her picture Rit in 1962.
Her works have been exhibited in over 100 group and solo showings.
She has pieces held by several religious organizations and she was featured as one of the artists in a documentary about the craft in 2012.