Klára Tamás Blaier

Tamás Klára (Targu Mures, 20 August 1946) - Romanian Hungarian illustrator. Tamás Mária’s sister. She graduated from Ion Andreescu Academy of Fine Arts - Graphic Arts Department (in 1970). Moving to Bucharest between 1970 and 1981, she was graphic editor for the Meridian and Kriterion Publishing Houses. She prepared book plans, illustrations, posters and later large independent graphic works. Her graphic techniques are first and foremost concerned with etching.

Solo exhibition in Bucharest (1974, 1979, 1987), Rome (1981), New York (1982), Esslingen (1984), Cluj (1985). She took part in international poster triennals (Warsaw, Chicago, Toyama / Japan / Paris, Pécs) and etching exhibitions (Baden-Baden / Germany /, Varna, Biella / Biella province / Grenoble, Seoul). In Chicago she has won the Gold Hugo Award in 1984. In 1992 she settled in New York.

Works illustrated:

• 1976 - Nemaipomenitele aventuri ale lui Pinocchio nazdravanul prichindel de lemn: retold by Mitru, Alexandru; Publisher: Junimea
• 1977 - Feciorul imparatului Rosu si imparateasa Fara-De-Moarte - Pere Uglisiu-Delapecica, Publisher: Bucharest: I. Creanga
• 1979 - Ceramica by Marin Sorescu; Bucuresti: Editura Militara
• 1978 - Calatoriile lui Bogdan nazdravan: [versuri] by Costinescu, Florin ; Editura Ion Creanga
• 1980 - Brancusi : [monografie / Dan Grigorescu ; prezentarea grafica, Klara Tamas-Blaier ; fotografii, Ion Miclea] by Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957, Bucuresti : "Meridiane"
• 1981 - Tulipántos láda by Lajos Pośsa, Publisher: Bukarest: I. Creanga 
• 1987 - Piersici cu aripi by Katia Nanu, Klara Tamas Blaier, Editor Ed. Ion Creangă