Tove Jansson
American · 1914–2001 · Painter, Printmaker
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and… (Wikipedia)
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Tove Marika Jansson was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and postage stamp designer, her father a sculptor, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over the same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life.
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In the collections of
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtPérez Art Museum MiamiStudio Museum in HarlemWhitney Museum of American Art
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Also known as Terry Adkins, Terry R. Adkins, Terry Roger Adkins, Tove Marika Jansson
Works in museum collections
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CC BY 4.0 · Lars Jansson, Gotlands museum, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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