Tove Jansson

@Cartoonists, Timeline and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tove Jansson is a famous painter, writer-illustrator and cartoonist known for creating the Moomin series of children books and cartoon characters Millionaires Finnish Artists Media Personalities Cartoonists Novelists Leo Celebrities Known today for her contributions to children's literature, Tove Jansson was an accomplished painter, writer and novelist in her lifetime. Born to a Bohemian, open-minded mother and an introspective, artistic father, Tove knew from a young age that she would grow up to be an artist. Raised by a proud and independent mother, she grew up free from much of the restrictions placed on women at the end of the Victorian Era. With the love and support of her family, she traveled through the capitals of Europe, studying and perfecting her artistic techniques. As war ravaged the continent, she began work on writing and illustrating a book for children, the first of a beloved series of fantastical adventures featuring an imaginary family of supernatural creatures. Jansson's books soon became recognized worldwide for their uniquely creative writing style and heartwarming drawings. Although originally scandalous, her decades-long public romantic relationship with another woman now makes her a pioneer in the burgeoning civil rights movement and a hero to many in the LGBT community. Heeding her artistic calling and independent nature throughout her career, she had a long and distinguished life in the public eye, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated authors in Scandinavian history

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Birthday: August 9, 1914 Died on: June 27, 2001 Nationality: Finns Famous: Millionaires, Artists, Media Personalities, Cartoonists, Novelists Spouses: Tuulikki Pietilä Siblings: Lars Jansson, Per Olov Jansson Known as: Tove Marika Jansson, Tuve Marika Yansson, T. Yansson, Tove Janson Information Detail Birthday August 9, 1914 Died on June 27, 2001 Nationality Finns Famous Millionaires, Artists, Media Personalities, Cartoonists, Novelists Spouses Tuulikki Pietilä Siblings Lars Jansson, Per Olov Jansson Known as Tove Marika Jansson, Tuve Marika Yansson, T. Yansson, Tove Janson Universities 1933 - Konstfack 1937 - Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki Birth Place Helsinki Gender Female Father Viktor Jansson Mother Signe Hammarsten-Jansson Sun Sign Leo Born in Helsinki Famous as Novelist Died at Age 86

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Jansson passed away on June 27, 2001 at age 86, after a lengthy and respected career in the visual and literary arts. Although she was briefly engaged to marry a man, she maintained a romantic partnership with Tuulikki Pietilä from 1956 until her death. Unsplash Personal Life

Tove Marika Jansson was born in August 9, 1914 in Helsinki, then part of Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire. Her mother Signe Hammarsten-Jansson was a graphic designer and illustrator and her father, Viktor Jansson, was a sculptor. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The family belonged to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. Tove had two brothers, Lars and Per, both of whom also became artists and writers. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden at the ‘University College of Arts, Crafts and Design’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From 1933-1937, Jansson studied at the ‘Finnish Academy of Fine Arts’ in Helsinki, Finland. The following year, she studied at ‘L'Ecole d'Adrien Holy and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts’ in Paris, France. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Throughout the 1930s, Jansson traveled extensively throughout Western Europe, working as an illustrator for book covers, advertisements and postcards. In 1943, she had her first solo art exhibition. Unsplash Career

In 1945, her first children's book was published, 'The Moomins and the Great Flood'. The same year, she was commissioned to paint a mural for a factory in Pitäjänmäki, Finland. Unsplash Career

A year later, in 1946, she published 'Comet in Moominland'. The second book in the ‘Moomins’ series also became quite popular like its predecessor. Unsplash Career

In 1948, she published 'Finn Family Moomintroll', the first of her books to achieve worldwide fame. The following year, she wrote a play based on her book 'Comet in Moominland'. Unsplash Career

In 1950, she published 'The Exploits of Moominpappa', which was the fourth book in Moomin series. Few chapters of the book would go on to inspire the Moomin TV Series later. Unsplash Career

Tove Jansson is most famous for creating the 'Moomin' series of children's books and comic strips, a total of 15 works that have been translated in 45 languages and sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. The city of Tampere, Finland has a museum dedicated to the 'Moomin' characters created by her. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 9, 1914
Died on	June 27, 2001
Nationality	Finns
Famous	Millionaires, Artists, Media Personalities, Cartoonists, Novelists
Spouses	Tuulikki Pietilä
Siblings	Lars Jansson, Per Olov Jansson
Known as	Tove Marika Jansson, Tuve Marika Yansson, T. Yansson, Tove Janson
Universities	1933 - Konstfack 1937 - Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki
Birth Place	Helsinki
Gender	Female
Father	Viktor Jansson
Mother	Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Helsinki
Famous as	Novelist
Died at Age	86

Tove Jansson

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Aug 9, 1914

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