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Tove Jansson : Paratiisi = Paradiset = Paradise / toimitus: Heli Harni & Tuija Huovinen ; kirjoittajat: Sirke Happonen, Asta Kihlman, Arja Miller, Johanna Ruohonen, Heli Harni.
Fine Arts Library N7255.F53 J362 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jansson, Tove
- Miller, Arja, author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseon julkaisuja ; n:o 160.
- Helsinki Art Museum publications, 2489-3889 ; no. 160
- Language:
- English
- Finnish
- Multiple languages
- Swedish
- Subjects (All):
- Jansson, Tove--Exhibitions.
- Jansson, Tove.
- Authors, Finnish--20th century.
- Authors, Finnish.
- Artists--Finland.
- Artists.
- Women artists--Finland.
- Women artists.
- Physical Description:
- 173 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Tove Jansson, Paradiset
- Tove Jansson, Paradise
- Place of Publication:
- [Helsingfors] : Förlaget M ; [Helsinki] : HAM Helsingin taidemuseo, [2024]
- Language Note:
- Parallel texts in Finnish, Swedish and English.
- Summary:
- This illustrated volume accompanies the 2024/2025 'Tove Jansson, Paradise' exhibit presented by HAM Helsingin taidemuseo in Helsinkiim Finland, and introduces readers to Tove Jansson's imaginative visions of paradise, in part through her murals. The commissioned murals she painted during the postwar reconstruction era convey her desire to spread joy, beauty, harmony and dreams of a better tomorrow. - adapted from publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Foreword Tove Jansson: Paradise / Arja Miller
- Tove Jansson's painting paradise / Heli Harni
- Darkness and light, perspectives on Tove Jansson's paradise paintings / Asta Kihlman
- Tove Jansson's public paintings / Johanna Ruohonen
- Floral motifs and comic witnesses: Tove Jansson's murals and their links with the Moomin world / Sirke Happonen.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and sources (pages 166-169).
- Local Notes:
- On the occasion of an exhibition held at HAM Helsingin taidemuseo, Helsinki, October 25, 2024 - April 6, 2025.
- ISBN:
- 9789523336063
- 9523336061
- OCLC:
- 1468025619
- Publisher Number:
- 9789523336063
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