Jaan Vahtra

Jaan Vahtra was an Estonian journalist, writer, caricaturist, painter, graphic artist and illustrator (1882–1947). He was born at Kaaru and died at Võru.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Jaan Vahtra.

Self-portrait is dated 1922 and held by Tartu Art Museum's painting collection (inventory TKM TR 8117:1 M 1439). Jaan Vahtra is recorded as journalist, writer, caricaturist, painter and graphic artist. Tartu Art Museum's painting collection records 2 objects associated with this heading. Jaan Vahtra is recorded with the citizenship of Estonia. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this name. Ongitsemas is dated 1992.

Noorusmaa is dated 1947.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1922 to 1947.

Self-portrait, dated 1922, held by Tartu Art Museum's painting collection, inventory TKM TR 8117:1 M 1439. Noorusmaa, dated 1947. Metsajarv.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Tartu Art Museum's painting collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1882Jaan Vahtra born at Kaaru.
  2. 1922Self-portrait (Tartu Art Museum's painting collection).
  3. 1922Self-portrait is dated 1922 and held by Tartu Art Museum's painting collection (inventory TKM TR 8117:1 M 1439).
  4. 1947Jaan Vahtra died at Võru.
  5. 1947Noorusmaa is dated 1947.
  6. 1947Noorusmaa.
  7. 1992Ongitsemas is dated 1992.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Jaan Vahtra (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Jaan Vahtra.

    open access index · Unverified

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q11040931: Jaan Vahtra

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Jaan Vahtra”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Plates

Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Jaan Vahtra, from the Wikimedia Commons record.

Jaan Vahtra, from the Wikimedia Commons record.

Jaan Vahtra · EKM j 149:1 M 462 · Public domain

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