Joseph Alanen
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| Born | November 2, 1885 Tampere, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 6, 1920 (aged 34) Tampere, Finland |
Otto Joseph Alanen (1885–1920) was a Finnish Art Nouveau painter. He produced over a hundred works depicting scenes from the Kalevala.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1905, Alanen graduated from an industrial school in Tampere with training as an electrician. He studied drawing, painting, and anatomy under Kaarlo Vuori and continued his art studies in Stockholm. He also studied in Berlin and Dresden between 1906 and 1910; there, his teachers included Hans Dahl and Lovis Corinth.[2]
In 1918, Joseph Alanen rented a studio in Helsinki together with Aarre Aaltonen and Juhani Pohjanmies.[2]
During the Finnish Civil War, Alanen actively supported the White Guard and illustrated a series of postcards intended to promote Finnish nationalism.[2] He also designed the logo used by the Pohjan Pojat volunteer army led by Hans Kalm against Russian Bolsheviks.[2]
Alanen died of influenza in 1920.
References
[edit]- ↑ Holmala, Aulis (2010). Keskustorin kiinteistöt – Vuosisata kaupunkikuvaa : Sumelius, Selin, Palander, Commerce, Sandberg. Finland: Kiinteistötoimisto Seppo Leuku Oy LKV.
- 1 2 3 4 Ikonen, Eero. "Joseph Alanen – kalevalaisen kuvan tamperelainen taiteilija". Tampereen Suomalainen Klubi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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