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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tove_JanssonTove Jansson - Wikipedia

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   Tove Marika Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ⓘ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki , Stockholm , and Paris .

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3. tovejansson.comTove Jansson • Author and artist who created the Moomins

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   Learn about the life and work of Tove Jansson, the Finnish creator of the Moomin characters and other books, art and music. Explore her biography, gallery, books, people and places related to her legacy.

4. www.moomin.com › en › tove-janssonTove Jansson: the wonderful artist behind the Moomins

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   Learn about the life and work of Tove Jansson, the Finnish-Swedish author and illustrator of the Moomin books. Discover her family, islands, travels, studio, career and legacy as a writer and visual artist.

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6. tovejansson.com › biographyTove Jansson • Biography • Tovejansson.com

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   Learn about the life and work of Tove Jansson, the Finnish-Swedish author and artist best known for creating the Moomin characters. Explore her childhood, family, art and career, and her motto "Work and Love".

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MoominsMoomins - Wikipedia

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   The Moomins ( Swedish: mumintrollen) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts [2] in Finland.

   • Author: Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

   • Publish Year: 2011

8. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe serious artist behind a children’s classic - BBC

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   Dec 14, 2016 · Tove Jansson is known and loved around the world as the creator of the rotund children’s characters, the Moomins. However she always considered herself first and foremost a...

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   When did Tove Jansson stop painting?

   • Tove Jansson, The Shore, 1960. © Moomin CharactersTM. Over the years the artist had completed numerous self-portraits. Jansson had also taken up the subject of still life in her paintings. The artist never stopped painting. Landscapes, family scenes, and self-portraits are the main genres explored by Tove Jansson.

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   What did Tove Jansson do for a living?

   • Public works and other decorative paintings was an important part of Tove Jansson's art. Fresco at the Helsinki City Hall, murals at Aurora Children's Hospital in Helsinki and numerous murals in schools and kindergartens as well as the altarpiece at Teuva church are part of her most significant pieces of public art.

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   Who is Tove Jansson?

   • Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous state ruled by the Russian Empire at the time. Her family, part of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland, was an artistic one: her father, Viktor Jansson, was a sculptor, and her mother, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, was a Swedish-born graphic designer and illustrator.

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   Who was Tove Jansson's life partner?

   • Tove Jansson's life partner was the graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, whose personality inspired the character Too-Ticky in Moominland Midwinter. Moomintroll and Little My have been seen as psychological self-portraits of the artist.

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   What is Tove Jansson's park called?

   • In 2014 the City of Helsinki honored Jansson by renaming a park near her childhood home in Katajanokka "Tove Jansson's Park" ( Finnish: Tove Janssonin puisto, Swedish: Tove Janssons park ).

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   What genres did Tove Jansson write?

   • Landscapes, family scenes, and self-portraits are the main genres explored by Tove Jansson. Nature is a recurrent theme in Jansson’s works. Besides writing children’s fantasy tales, Jansson dedicated her time to adult fiction, publishing five novels and collections of short stories.

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    Mar 17, 2024 · Learn about the Finnish artist who created the beloved Moomin characters and their stories. Discover her paintings, novels, and legacy in this article.