Radu Bercea

Radu Bercea
Born (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939
CitizenshipRomanian
OccupationPainter
SpouseOlga
Children3 (
  • Manuela
  • Ștefan
  • Oana
)
Parent(s)Eugenia and Teofil
Websitehttp://www.radubercea.com

Radu Bercea (born August 29, 1939) is a Romanian painter and illustrator, and former prisoner under the Socialist Republic of Romania.[1]

Biography

Radu went on to study art at the Octav Băncilă School of Fine and Decorative Arts in Iași.[2] Under the communist regime, between 1959 and 1964, he was politically persecuted for his pro-Western beliefs. During his detention in the extermination camps, he met a number of prominent figures from the Romanian intellectual community, such as Alexandru Paleologu, academic Alexandru Zub, poet Alexandru Ivasiuc, and architect Crașoveanu.[3] He was granted amnesty by a decree issued in the spring of 1964, imposed by international human rights bodies and the UN.

Published work

  • Memoria retinei gulagului românesc (2007)
  • Deportații/via Dolorosa/Bărăgan (2010) – with Nicolae Ianăși
  • Țara lui tercea-Bercea (2010)
  • Mărturii din infern (2011)
  • Bucovina mărturisită de Radu Bercea (2013).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Palencsar, Paul (2019-08-29). "Radu Bercea, pictor și fost deținut politic, împlinește 80 de ani".
  2. ↑ "Pictorul Radu Bercea, un supraviețuitor – Cotidianul Crai nou".
  3. ↑ "Radu Bercea, istoria unui destin - Libertatea Cuvântului (Cernăuți)".
  4. ↑ "Galeria personalităților bucovinene: Radu Bercea - Dragusanul.ro". dragusanul.ro.

Bibliography

  • Emil Satco: Encyclopedia of Bucovina, Vol. I, Princeps Publishing House, 2004, ISBN 973-7730-05-4, pp. 444–446
  • Emil Satco, Ioan Pînzar: Notable Figures of Bucovina. Dictionary, vol. VIII, Bucovina Library and Bucovina Cultural Foundation, 1997, ISBN 973-0-00376-9, 219 pp.
  • Emil Satco: Art in Bukovina. A Bibliographic Guide, vol. I, Suceava, County Library, 1984, 300 pp.