Per Olov Jansson
Per Olov Jansson (22 April 1920 – 7 February 2019) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish photographer.
Per Olov Jansson
Карьялайнен, Туула. Туве Янссон. Работай и люби = Tove Jansson: tee työtä ja rakasta / Туула Карьялайнен · Public domain
- Name
- Per Olov Jansson
- Born
- 22 April 1920
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 7 February 2019
- Place of death
- Vantaa, Finland
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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Per Olov Jansson (22 April 1920 – 7 February 2019) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish photographer.
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Per Olov Jansson (1920–2019) was a photographer and sculptor, of Finnish nationality. The photographer was born in Helsinki and died in Vantaa.
Languages used include Finnish. Works are held at Photography Collection.
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• Name — Per Olov Jansson • Born — 22 April 1920 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 7 February 2019 • Place of death — Vantaa, Finland • Occupation — Photographer • Parents — Viktor Jansson Signe Hammarsten-Jansson • Relatives — Tove Jansson (sister) Lars Jansson (brother) Sophia Jansson (niece)
Early life
Early life
He is the son of artists Viktor Jansson and Swedish-born Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, and the brother of writer Tove Jansson and cartoonist Lars Jansson. His photography has appeared in books by Tove Jansson, including Skurken i Muminhuset (1980) and Anteckningar från en ö (1993), and Tove's 1971 novel, Lyssnerskan is dedicated to him. He is also responsible for a great number of photos of his sister. Jansson's photographs have been described as emphasizing the act of artistic creation and his technique has been noted to rely heavily on perspective and the relationship between light, dark, and medium contrast. During the 1950s, he formed a company called Aerofoto with his brother Lars. Despite his long photographic career, Jansson's first photo exhibition only occurred in 2000 to coincide with his 80th birthday.
Tove Jansson with her brothers
Карьялайнен, Туула. Туве Янссон. Работай и люби = Tove Jansson: tee työtä ja rakasta / Туула Карьялайнен
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1920
Per Olov Jansson born at Helsinki.
2019
Per Olov Jansson died at Vantaa.
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- 1.Muumikirjailija Tove Janssonin pikkuveli Per Olov Jansson on kuollut. mtv.fi. 3 March 2019.
- 2.Valolla piirtäjä - 60 vuotta valokuvaajana. 2006.
- 3.Arkkitehti arkitekten. Vol.102. Issues 1-3. Pg. 13-14. 2005.
- 4.Jansson, Tove. Lyssnerskan. 1971.
- 5.Solberg, Silje E. Om forholdet mellom ord og bilde i Tove Janssons novelle 'Svart-vitt. Hommage à Edward Gorey - Introduction. University of Tromsø. Pg. 6. 2010.
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