Osmo Valtonen
Illustration — Osmo Valtonen (to the left) in 1969. Osmo Kalervo Valtonen (30 January 1929 – 3 May 2002) was an artist from Finland. He was a pioneer of kinetic art in Finland.
Also recorded as Osmo Kalervo Valtonen
Osmo Valtonen
Anonymous Unknown author · Home, Marko: ”Pysähtymisessä vaanii kuolema”: Eino Ruutsalon kokeellinen 1960-luku, p. 209. (Helsinki 2021.) · Public domain
- Born
- 1929 · Kuusankoski.
- Died
- 2002
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- artist · sculptor · photographer
- Honours
- Prince Eugen Medal
- Languages
- Finnish
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Illustration — Osmo Valtonen (to the left) in 1969. Osmo Kalervo Valtonen (30 January 1929 – 3 May 2002) was an artist from Finland. He was a pioneer of kinetic art in Finland.
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Born at Kuusankoski in 1929, died in 2002.
The recorded working language is Finnish. Work by Osmo Valtonen is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Prince Eugen Medal.
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