Dana Schobel-Roman portrait of an artist

"I have been in dialogue with children's literature for many years now, a genre which I consider very seriously. Every book I illustrated meant for me a challenge, a unique experience, as a writer cannot repeat his inner self from one page to another. How do I approach this literature? Where the text does not call me there is no pleasure in me to illustrate at all, so I refrain from it as I would from half measures."

Dana Schobel-Roman

Dana Schobel-Roman was born on March 3, 1952 (Bucharest) and died on December 1, 2003. She graduated from The Institute of Arts "Nicolae Grigorescu" Bucharest (1976) - Prof. Vasile Kazar's class. Since graduation she worked for the Graphics Department of the Romanian Television (TVR).

She had numerous editorial collaborations, particularly with Ion Creanga Publishing House. She participated in various international exhibitions dedicated to illustration (Barcelona, Brno, Bologna, Rijeka, Belgrade, Bratislava) and had four solo exhibitions. She also did theatre and film posters, record covers for Electrecord, illustrations for filmstrips, engravings and painting.

She was awarded the Prize for the most beautiful children books « Of old, with elephants » (1984), "Small Animal Fair" (1985), "The School of Music" (1986), The Youth Award for "Radu's Travels "(1984) and Little Reader's trophy for " The Zebra and the algebra "(1989).

She died in her workshop in the Romanian Television, following a stroke. She was honoured posthumously The Award for children's book illustration and entire artistic activity. Retrospective exhibitions had been organised at the UNESCO-Romania headquarters, Palace of Parliament (2004), Romanian Literature Museum, Art Museum of Craiova (2005) and Cotroceni Museum (2006).

In 2007, Artemis Publishing House, under the guidance of her mother, Dorina Schobel, curator at the National Museum of Art, has published an impressive monographic album, from which we extracted numerous biographical data for this presentation.

Works illustrated:

• 1978 - Năzuinţe – Patiţa Silvestru ( Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1979 - Podul – Alexandru Vergu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1979 - Sunt pionier al Romaniei Socialiste - (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1979 - Caleidoscop - Ion Hobana (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1980 - Ce-o să fie Bondocel? - Marcel Breslaşu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1980 - Strada sabiei delemn – Paul Daniel (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1980 - Bun venit, Ioana Merişor – Cornelia Mosora (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1981 - Anna und die Uhren (Ana şi ceasurile) – Richard Wagner (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1981 - Cu bicicleta prin insula peştilor de masă – Florin Chiriţescu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1981 - Plecarea lui Lică Ciocârlan – Vasile B. Malschi (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1982 - Fabule – Nicolae Pop (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1982 - Tomismar şi echipajul său « Curaj » – Hortenzia Teodorescu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1983 - Năzdrăvanul Voinicel cu tăticul pe şantier – Romulus Lal (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1984 - Călătoria lui Radu – Dana Schobel Roman ( Sport-Turism Publishing House)
• 1984 - De demult, cu elefanţi – Katia Nanu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1985 - Jocul continuă – Eduard Jurist (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1985  - Lacrimi de curcubeu - Margareta Nicolau (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1985 - Bagheta magică - Eugenia Zaimu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1985 - Când adoarme o buburuză – Lucia Olaru Nenati ( Junimea Publishing House)
• 1985 - Am visat un cal cu stea – George Derieţeanu, Constanţa Buzea (Muzicală Publishing House)
• 1985 - 12 madrigale, schiţe şi miniaturi pentru cor pe voci egale - partituri -
• 1985 - Târgul de animale mici - Grete Tartler (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1986 - Melinda, păpuşa fermecată – Iuliana Petrian (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1986 - Şcoala de muzică - Grete Tartler (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1988 - Kangdervarscher – Doris Hutter (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1988 - Magazinul fermecat – Silvia Chiţimia (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1988 - Proiecte planetare – Alexandru Mironov, Alexandru Boiu (Albatros Publishing House)
• 1988 - Zebra şi algebra – Grete Tartler (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1988 - A játék folytatódik – Eduard Jurist (Ion Creangă Publishing House / Könyvkiadó)
• 1989 - Ora şase şi pătratul – Iosif Lupulescu (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1989 - Ducu şi Lucu şi alte întâmplări vesele - Eduard Jurist (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1989 - Ora 6 si patratul, Iosif Lupulescu Editura: Ion Creanga
• 1990 - Zece prieteni mititei – Dan Cojocaru (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1991 - Întâmplări în dicţionar - Grete Tartler (Ion Creangă Publishing House)
• 1994 - Nunta Zamfirei – George Coşbuc ( Junior Publishing House)
• 1994 - Omul de zăpadă – Cezar Petrescu (Junior Publishing House)
• 1994 -Taina albă – Jacob Popper ( Metropol-Paideia Publishing House)
• 1995 - A 13-a uşă – Fraţii Grimm (Junior Publishing House)
• 1996 - Poema rondelurilor – Alexandru Macedonski (Metropol Publishing House)
• 1996 - Povestea vorbii – Anton Pann (Metropol Publishing House)
• 1996 - Eclipsa - George Topârceanu (Metropol Publishing House)
• 1996 -Luceafărul - Mihai Eminescu (Metropol Publishing House)