Rudolf Koivu (1890–1946) was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children, which are enduringly and timelessly popular. He was born in St. Petersburg. He illustrated stories by Zacharias Topelius, Anni Swan and Hans Christian Andersen, among others. Koivu died in Helsinki in 1946. In his honor, the Rudolf Koivu Prize was established in 1949. It is awarded biennially to Finnish illustrators of children's books.

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www.yle.fi

Rudolf Koivu Homepage

The Rudolf Koivu children's book illustration prize

Illustrations by Rudolf Koivu on Flickr

Stamps on CataWiki

Finnish illustrators

Finnish children's book illustrators

20th-century illustrators of fairy tales

Finnish gay artists

1890 births

1946 deaths

20th-century Finnish painters

Finnish male painters

20th-century Finnish LGBT people

20th-century Finnish male artists

Rudolf Koivu