Peet Aren
Illustration — Aren in 1917 Peet Aren (29 June 1889 – 26 January 1970) was an Estonian painter, theatre artist and graphic artist.
Peet Aren
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- Born
- 1889 · Odiste.
- Died
- 1970 · New York City.
- Nationality
- Estonia · United States
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · caricaturist · scenographer · artist · theatre designer · pedagogue
- Education
- Teachers' Seminary of the University of Tartu
- Languages
- Estonian · English
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Illustration — Aren in 1917 Peet Aren (29 June 1889 – 26 January 1970) was an Estonian painter, theatre artist and graphic artist.
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Aren was born on 29 June 1889, in Odiste. From 1908 to 1913, he studied at the Society for the Encouragement of Artists in St. Petersburg. From 1920 to 1925, he was a teacher at the State Industrial Art School in Tallinn. From 1926 to 1930, he taught at the Pallas Art School in Tartu. In the 1930s, he worked mainly as a graphic artist. He designed the emblem of the Estonian Drama Theatre. He is also designed the Cross of Liberty. In 1944, he escaped to Germany, living in New York City from 1949 until his death on 26 January 1970, aged 80.
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- 1.Sõdur : Eesti sõjandusajakiri aprill 2018. digar.ee.
- 2.Alfred Vaga, Peet Aren 75-Annuel – Vaba Eesti Sõna, 18.06.1964
- 3.Peet Aren 70-a – Eesti Hääl à Londres, 1959
- 4.2 x Aren – Eesti Post, 23.12.1946
- 5.Alfred Vaga, Artistes visuels estoniens en Allemagne, 24.01.1945
- 6.Lexique biographique de l'art et de l'architecture estoniens. Tallinn, 1996, lk 31
- 7.Mai Levin Matériel de manuscrits, archives de l'Eesti Kunstimuuseum
- 8.La première "Bible du diable" d'Estonie. The National Newspaper, 10 février 1936, nr. 18, lk 4.
- 9."Meie Mats" avril 1917
- 10.Newsletter 15 juillet 1934 - Le berceau de la caricature estonienne (lk 7)
- 11.L'artiste Peet Aren divorce. Sõnumed, n° 211, 31 octobre 1931.
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