Tsen'-Tsan' / Tsen-Tsan

Kiev / Kyiv Ukraine Ussr: Izdatelstvo Kultura / Gostrsta Kyiv-Pechat', 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12 Pp. Small Color Illustrated Chidren's Picture Book, Extremely Scarce, Worldcat Showing Only Two Institutional Holdings; I Think The Book Was Suppressed. Mykola Tereshchenko Was A Ukrainian Poet, Of The Prominent 19Th-20Th Century Tereshchenko Famiy Of Ukraine. The Poem Was First Published In His Collection Laboratoriia, 1924. Per Wikipedia, Boris Kriukow (1895-1967) Was A Moldovan / Ukrainian / Argentinian Illustrator. After Finishing The Kyiv Art School In 1918, He Concentrated On Graphic Art. In The Inter-War Period He Illustrated Over 500 Books, Among Them Works By Shevchenko, Franko, Dickens, Antonenko-Davydovych, Etc., As Well As Books For Children By N. Zabila, L. Pervomaysky, And Others. He Was Recognized As One Of The Best Graphic Artists In Ukraine. During World War Ii, 1943, He Moved To Lviv, Where He Took Part In An Exhibition, One Of His Paintings Being Called By Art Critics "The Jewel" Of That Exhibition. (I Would Expect From His Family Background That He Was Not A Strong Opponent Of The German Invasion). From 1944 To 1948 He Lived In Austria, And Painted Under The Pseudonym Of Ivan Usatenko, Taking Part In Art Exhibitions In Salzburg, Innsbruck, Etc. In 1948, He Emigrated To Argentina And Settled In Buenos Aires, Where He Held Personal Exhibitions In The Most Renowned Art Galleries. His Oil Paintings Were Also Exhibited In Canada (Toronto, 1956), And Usa (New York City, 1963 And 1965). He Worked As A Book Illustrator For Both Argentine And Ukrainian Publishing Houses. In 1950-1960 He Illustrated Up To 80 Ukrainian Books For Mykola Denysiuk Publishers, Buenos Aires. He Cooperated, Too, With The Julian Serediak Publishing Firm, Editors Of The "Mitla" (The Broom) Humor Magazine, Where His Own Book, Smikholina (Laughter-Drops) Was Published (1966). From 1950 Until His Death, He Was The Only Illustrator Of The Great Series "The Unforgettable Classics" (All Editions In Spanish) Of The Famous "Ateneo" Publishing Firm. Along With His Work For The "Ateneo", He Illustrated Books For Another Argentine Publishing House, "Atlántida". In 1970, A Monograph About Him ("Boris Kriukow") Was Published In Ukrainian, Spanish, And English.