Clemente Tafuri

Artist born August 18, 1903 in Salerno. He died on December 11, 1971 in Genoa. He was an Italian painter and illustrator.
Nephew of the painter Salerno Raffaele Tafuri.

After completing a course of study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, he began painting early to reveal the attention of critics. Best known among the twenties and sixties the XX century also as an advertising poster artist, illustrator of postcards and necklaces libraries, often devoted to illustrating World War episodes and he painted a portrait of Crown Prince Umberto II of Savoy and the Queen Elena of Montenegro. He was bound by a long friendship and collaboration with the painter and photographer Maria Bertolani.

Del Tafuri, particularly well known is the painting of Rifleman Corporal Salvo d'Acquisto, immortalized as he tears his shirt (the curious similarity to many images that show the Superman comic book character in a very similar pose). This painting is now on display at the Historical Museum of the Carabinieri in Rome.