Eugen Taru

Eugen Taru (1913 – 1991) was a Romanian graphic artist, best known for his work in the political cartoon, caricature, comic strip and book illustration genres. Taru primarily associated with satirical magazines such as Urzica.

Recognized early on for his controversial involvement with the communist propaganda apparatus, he later focused on his work for children, and became an important visual artists employed by  Ion Creangă publishing house.

Eugen Taru, alongside Livia Rusz, Iacob Desideriu, Vasile Olac, Done Stan and Val Munteanu, is one of the  most memorable Romanian children illustrators.

  Works illustrated:  

• 1952 Momente şi schiţe by Ion Luca Caragiale, Publisher: Ed. de Stat pentru Literatura şi Arta
• 1954 Opere alese by Michail E Saltykov, Publisher: Bucureşti Editura Cartea Rusa
• 1955 Vecinii by Valeriu Emil Galan, Publisher: [Bukarest] : Ed. tineretului
• 1956 Fabule by Grigore Alexandrescu, Publisher: Bucuresti, Editura Tineretului
• 1957 Cintec de ruina by Dan Deşliu, Publisher: [Bukarest] : Ed. de Stat p. lit. şi arta
• 1958 Aventurile lui Pinocchio : Povestea unui Prichindel de lemn by Carlo Lorenzini, Publisher: Bucuresti : Ed. Tineretului
• 1958 Povestea vorbii. Ilustrati̧i de Eugen Taru by Anton Pann
• 1959 Cronica ilustrata a unei lumi apuse by Horia Liman, Publisher: Bucureşti, Ed. Polititica
• 1959 Amintiri din copilarie by Ion Creanga, Publisher: Editura Tineretului
• 1959 Oameni si casti by Eugen Frunza, Publisher: Bucuresti: Editura de Stat Pentru Literatura si Arta
• 1961 Menschen und Helme by Eugen Frunza, Publisher: Bukarest: Literatur-Verlag
• 1961 Nae deşteptul by Anna Méliusz, Publisher: [Bukarest] : Ed. Tineretului
• 1961 Domnul general guverneaza - I.LUDO, Ed. Pentru literatura
• 1961 Povestiri despre Pacala by Al Mitru, Publisher: [Bukarest] : Ed. Tineretului
• 1962 Pupaza din tei: Amintiri din copilarie by Ion Creanga,Publisher: [Bukarest], Ed. Tineretului
• 1963 Der Wiedehopf: Kindheitserinnergn by Ion Creangǎ; Harald Krasser, Publisher: Jugendverlag
• 1962 Regele Palaelibus by Isac Ludo, Publisher: Editura pentru literatura
• 1963 Viata nemaipomenita a marelui Gargantua tatal lui lui Pantagruel by François Rabelais; Publisher: Bucureşti Editura Tineretului
• 1964 Sind wir so schwer zu verstehen? by Luiza Vlǎdescu; Nikolaus Hubert, Publisher: Berlin: VEB Verl. Volk u. Wissen
• 1965 Jancsi, Kancsi és a plasztelin by István Dimény, Publisher: Bukarest: Ifjusági
• 1965 Fabeln by Grigore Alexandrescu; Lotte Berg, Publisher: Bukarest : Jugendverlag
• 1965 Eduard Jurist, Ion Mustata, Ed Tineretului
• 1966 Din viata si pildele lui Esop, Ed. Tineretului
• 1967 Mänchhausen by Gottfried August Bürger, Publisher: Editura Tineretului
• 1970 Tom Daumesdick: englische Volksmarchen by Lotte Berg, Publisher Jugendverlag
• 1971 Si a fost lumina! by Jean Effel, Publisher: [Bucuresti]: Editura politica
• 1971 Pinocchio by carlo Colodi
• 1976 Mos Teaca şi alte schiţe by Anton Bacalbasa, Publisher: Bucureşti, I. Creanga
• 1974 Curat murdar by Eugen Taru Publisher: Bucureşti, Meridiane
• 1981 Umor contra cronometru by Eugen Taru, Publisher: [Bucharest]: Editura Sport-Turism
• 1981 Carnavalul animalelor by Eugen Taru, Publisher: [Bucharest]: Editura Sport-Turism
• 1983 Eugen Taru: caricatura, ilustratie de carte by Eugen Taru, Publisher: Bucuresti, Consiliul Culturii si Educatiei Socialiste, Oficiul de Expozitii, 1983.
• 1983 D-l Goe ... şi alţii by Ion L Caragiale, Publisher: Bucureşti Editura Ion Creanga
• 1986 Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Publisher: Bucureşti: Ed. Ion Creanga
• 1989 Povesta lui bob-auriu by Tudor George, Publisher: Bucureşti: Ion Creanga