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IN'l'BRBBTUIG PBOPLB I1f MIAMI: Juhc Rteaanen, beloved nat ional a r t ist or J'inland, with a race sa ruccedly power­ful and invulnerable as a Hima l a yan aount~in, at the ace ot 68 is eager ~o start l ite anew. He ia the tiret important J'inni eh mas te r pa1nt~r to visit this country, Despite hie prolific collection or works , be baa come to America empty­handed , bring ing only a portfolio or photographs. Hie worke are hung In the muaeuma or J'inland, Copenhagen , Antwerp, Stockholm, Budapes t , Belgium, Ruaaia , J'rance and Jncland. Hia mediums are water colors , oils, !reaco and on g l aee. All modern art has acclaimed the wondroue beauty ot hie glaaa windows , painted tor the Finnish Central On-Operative and the Bank of finland in Helsinki. In Miami h~ has de­ve loped a new and naive technique or which he ia almost childishly proud. It 1e a combination ot colored oi l cra:r· ons and water color whic h aff ords a charming texture medi ua , expreaAive of eo!t Florida air , !laming skies , jungl e fol­iage ~nd t r opical !lower&, giving a powdery effect o! old scenic wall-papers.

Juho Riasanon is a lif e-long friend of Jan Si'beliue and expresses in paint what Sibelius exproasea in muaio. His 'mbition as a paint~r baa been to make hie work sine ae a poe t o! hie interesting country - hia only earth , J'inlaa4. Re has th~ self-educated man's eterna l t hirs t t or culture. Ria paintings and l ite savings being tied up in Vinland, be haa arr i ved to make a !reeh ntar t . With the broadest o~ Savo dialec ts and a !ace which crumples into a hundred kind wrinkles , t his grand old maes t ro , blue eyes twink­l i ng , eits down ~mid the clack and scurry ot a newspaper ot!iee to dr aw an original earica~ure t or our column, saying: •Bu~ have not most of QY count r ymen au~ored muoh greater loss~e and am I not tully alive and able to e re­ate new masterpt ~eea?• A precious t a l en t has indeed been brought to America In thia Juho Riaaanen.

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Painter OF The Human Comedy: The Work OF Juho Rissanen

J ubo ft tn:a'aen wboae trlbu.t• 011 OlllY'II 10 lbe Pln.01tll pJOfiMtt In MlntlMOia han11 lrl tbe eudl· h )l'ham Of 1 .. 0 8tt.tt IHIIOI'IUI S~~¢I CIIY II, Without QUIIIIIIOn, OUI o r tbe moll tmportutt patntt r11 or folk chtm•• In th e world to­d ay.

You lillY b.ave 14011 hh broad batk belli o-.tr Ill~~: work o r eon•plll lllll tbe lllttoN, T"ourb It WU IIOVo!i!led 1111 OctOber I I

a 1ro.c teltbrallo.a or ''' 4ono". 1111 Flnnleh II me.rlu n. IUttorlul S~~otlt'f. torue coutbll reD'Ie loecl IO be added. ntu&DI D WhO (IWU 10 •111 l)otk .. OI lnCN.IOtl b it q•alltht• or tttii:IJI" · rMOo tullon 1114 ••orouibtHIII re­t u rned l u t lllontb to Mlnaetota from ble ttt.t dlo t n .Miami. Plor­hln, demonttnlllnr ttla t, 11 10 odd, lilt lltfll IHlt not 1011 he drive nor hi• bruth In dltllne­l lon, ftltl&ll t!l Will 1;;0, tOdl)', ICJ Duluth to vlah triOJidl amonr v.•hom be tP11H 1111#)' IOOIHIII l'l11oh:1 th1~ hl• c.~lvbrllloo of 1be tonuUmtlon 1111d11 by hta tel l0"' ro"ntf)'nten to tbe r lchnut aud variety o r our way o r u re.

'fht MllllltiOI.I elllnple ot lt l ... uo~·· work lt talrl)' t)'Pit&1 ot bhl matlol~ t t)'le. I n lha tor .. JI'UIIftd a l'lnn who looll• •1 tbo~:~ah h bad been !)t.cked Jn to 1111 allh• a1 tha uploah'M or a t.u llet , ,. picked Into tbe J • ..:k!l l , 1111'-IUl Over- tl111 lOll Willi 1t111 plo•ch ; ta the li t bacll· a round rl161 tbe I IIP*ntrllth&rl llt lin Iron mlot. Attw-een, Yatl• II III fl(lil,... 1/1 te.DIIII d Ill t bt wor ll ot tbe tum: a •om"' mllb a eo•, two youor clrla wane awltc.hu tot utt hl tl:ll A IUII. Jt II lfl IIIla IIUill ba lh th t a u rlcM·lhlnklr~a Plr~u par-· boll thamMine nd ' ' " fur• llilf!r wlllp .ap 11111 ,..d corpeatl• Ill Ill O!Wi t i OIIII t b.u 1111 II t U.I • 10ed hy • alltht r o o r tlat tl\a· ll!lft, Tha Pllntllll Ia a CCII)', eon1pact ravtlttlou o r eo aoll,.. Wl7 Gf lUI,

Rllllltnen I• 1n lute rprelar u r t ile life ot tlle p~ple who work

hard a nd IOQJ, ttot bee•• " tiMt btPPIIII fit lh DIOn:ltll l lO IN! a c.blu occ:upelloa for- eru•u. b ut btuuM h h.u b .. n h i• lite worll tor 10 ,..,,., A utl•e or KuOo plo, Plola11d, h11 wu turro~andlld tror11 tl:lt belllllllllll b)' 11110 end •on11Q IQ&aaed In t he lmmtdl~

" • and prtoecllpylnt taeh or d111ltna wllb Ute and deeth, Hit thmee are d eth'ed from thl work Gt t ha roru and th ll t ld. 1b1 pl$1t ura o f th11 r urd fe te:, wouhlp In a t lbJ' e_hurt.b. Tlla u ubtr&nl naha lncluatvullu o r llll lnttraat Ill t11a tlumao com· odJ' mdtee 111m 1·akt aa eubJec:t matter a wom._,. , lmptacabll llftlt of Juetlc:a a1 t bt ltYI o n wUb a b lrt.b rod to the baek o r be.r mll(hlavou• lOft end 111ln 1111 uneornpl.alnlnr arlctf of a·l'l· other woma(l wbo _, • ., ror "\lrla l the ·bOd7 or bu eoll 1011 e t ee.a Gr In a locct o~e camp,

There 11 no 1a1111 of patr onare to Utuanan•, abeorplloll Ill tl:l•a mettrll lt of eUr7diJ' rout ine. All el f thoae IIIDI&lf.tl COCI!t 10 lift o•t Of I tn ... 'l0f7 WliiJI ltOCk• &d from a bareb, 4amaodltll a .ttd YM rt wardlnt ehlldhood. •s>enl hl tha very mltht or tbe hiUilbll llfl of f'I OI&.Dd. One of th ltlfll 'l llfllllt fiCOIIICtiOtll II that o r t lnd ll:!.l b l1 owo te tber ftou.n to ~h•WI 111 tbt ••ow. H ll ee.nalltlllllM hue bHa a lerl avet Jlllt.e to the QutlllJ' or t.ba IUe or the common 111ao.

.CIOUIG .... or UIIOI UOUI IIOIIMtll· taller. •UII they oevar ...... to be t rtvlal or to utn l lloply for the purpote ot •tory telll.o1. ltatbtr, wlt.b the , , .. , tlrona fi!IC "llllt!NI firm ly 00 tbl M tlb , whll tbalr U.na rel.labla erm• llhed i n uactlnl lab-or tillY b• c:ornt be .-ole: embood.tmet.ue o r tl:le Qutlllle• ot aoarrr. reaolut lon ead l"'eatuatloo lo tba r u a.

MOPUI:II I lllll (OfiOI heY• e l· we,., ap,.aled to Rl , .. n • ._. He hal dona much worli lo fr•aco. H11 h•• eun made Jtalned &laM. watch we ,., .. ,_.,, IUJIIIY for the t.bem01 o r rell r lo\11 up.lnlloa. baeotne the recorder o f the lite or w-orkere,

Rluuen ll.u bMil • cluu"' or t he world for muy ytan. lll• e.rl)' l ral olnc wa• raeelvud u Ha t•1nkl 104 1 lll tla Jater at I.Aiallll t ld Wbell It •u at lll P et,.. ro~nd. IMIIIDC:liOilt biUil Ctlll:l· lac to b lm u euly u uoo wbap he won a bron.u ~ed#l at t.bt rarla lbpoe.IUoo, Waoy pub­lic bulldlnl• In H tlel.oll-the.e· tett eftd et-1.11 banke-'att dtco­re tlod wl(h hlt freaeo.a 1.od a tal• ed rlua, Muaeume fro• Coll'lflhl(tn to Bodepeel and lAoln1rad to Parta beve a.ram­P1M ot h t.l work (D lbalr C'OIIec-­Uo.o ...

Tbe ••r Catllht up Wltll blm W~U& h waa I. YIIIIOI' 10 'Iiiii country eod lie bl.a ramaloed h,.. to r- ab )'llta. TbOUJli bt II ftOW 00 IQour JOU.OI bit IP• Jllf'I.I11Y lll.ubau•t lble vUell tJ' hu atlr-red IJI b l• a Uuly, •u· lllOtoll.e aDd pereuU•e awar .. n ... ot tba q~aallt.J ot Amert~ao lite ; A re1taanut In lrliiUIII II Prti i iUiy to be ldOr'Oed •llll ~~JAPI.. or .. ,. ander~~tandlaa, ••e.o Willy, co•metHI Oil o ur lempenmtet.

Tatii;II IUIJJ' f btre t. Lbt J r .. t • ••t var let~ to tbe w~ara , lh~ Pl:fiiiPI btl moet ObeRCtnlllfc mMbod 11 tbal o r leodlnr " lrlo4 ot CliNic buuly aad ,,..ndeur tG t.lle • lmSIIMt or tt•~trM ,,.. 11,104 In tbe mOlt bOIDIIJ' Of OI'CupaUOoe. Ht 1t.bl11Y11 tbll ertect In Ptrl b.J t he n yllqtiOll o r rorDt.a 10ct ID pa n by the "" Of lllbt llld dw.da CUIUtlllll)' 10 enltane. botll. th tlttrll'l and tb11 •l'lt~ lhcuee Of fOtJil, T'llo• t b lbt llrurae ot wome:u Q ll tllna or or mea Uab1111 .,.. treated , .. ,~ tlllca)ly, •lilte wllbo•t ttlt-coa•

81U aHU It I.e .. lfl ll•d t.h.l.l be bu ll•ed to laterJI,.t. LUte b ll lift 1011 frle•d, ·~lh. ll.a 11.11 1111da • ,., ... ... , a'rueuc r.e_. ord or tile Ute ud l'• a pfr1t of U 1 people.

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the Popular Palntu Juho IUitaDID

ror a long U•e J'uho R.leaana, pe.rhape not tbe VN.teet, 'but lJ81ata.k­

-1ngly a aaoter of the r1nniob art of pa1nt1ng bao beaD rooo,D11e4 by bio

people.

Wll1le welre writing the abOYI llPII the Uloutfht l l'l-11 ~0 U8 that J\lllO ·

Ri1eanen psint.to-r hie people 1netea4 of palntlrw th_. ln tbe MI)J ·~tc~

- pl eoea that were born under hie bruab. Be 11 alaoat aeyenty 7~~· 014 an4

etlll oontt nuee to product pleoee of ar t.

Tbe paint er of b11 people. H1o people wboa bo obo~uo n~h a ....... II.., •

heart. Rle prl~altlve people Woo haven't bMn ~o1le4 by too- woh 110d.ern ,

living like 10 many ot our woe tern IUrOpeaD peopl e• 1.%1 Wont t o '4ap .: •

At the end of tho 19th century ooaethlng entere4 1D tbo r1~4 ar_i, .

aepeol~lly in the painting ot ' the people'• bablte and .annere. leoau'' f fo•

the people came Juho Rleeaneo.

Be wa• born ln 18?3 eoaewhere ln the province of &a•O wb.re a;t' ha4

alwaye been held high. ror ta it no~ troa tbla prov1noe tbat IO . .aDJ' r~o4

authoro auu ouo, who onr1dbed tho 1U6rary • \&ndar4 of J1!11~4J AD4 • many a -a•terwork o~o tro• there \o bring faae tro• tar beJOD4 \~~ border•

and. tr011. every corner ot the world.

B1aaanen•a tatb.r oame troa a line of far.ere ~~thad ~eo~• '&. l~q.rer

1nta 11 ttle aeulocoent Dear 1\lopio. J\lho bi a oolf t OOD ba4 to ••• 0..• ~ . • , .J.

help to earn a 11i1ng. Ho opont a Ute of povartr and. •1o•fJ• !llll II• ...

•t:ron.g and level-headfd.. All be tnew wu wort, wort, wort. · f,.(' ~·I" ':. .•

J1rat ho boouo a houoo pa1n\or. Bo o0Ul4nl \ set uae4 "\.f'-TlPI ~~~ a ' one opo\ and beooao a uanler. ·lkl!14oD1r ...;.,.;., -~~toTaro4 · l the love of u\ in bio ooul . rpr ••-•" li84 8~1114 ~ ~ _'li~.J! b~• _

- ·a pano1l, 81o atotdbot oorare4 .... , • '"Ill' a,.t ·IJ*'· \II····ti• ••!lll•• ~~~~o\e4 •ol4e<»ne who gave b1a an opporRn1tJ •o learn •~• abcNt ut,

Hi• t r at wort: oue out wbeu be waa I? rear• old. h ba4 zaot loal blJ ·--~

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1on of 11ft a n4 haoi 6enlopod a tull4 fo r preeeaUDC \JPee lc hlo ""''"•

oh1lo aalnta1n1nc a l i8plio1ty th&< 11 .... 1.,.,

In 1900, at the llpoeltton of Parle, wbtrt , .. ,~al of bt e- work• wete

on 4teplay 1 ~~ beoaat tbt •rtnnlah P .. aant1 painter.

Hie t tr et oanva•••• tro. t be ttae • hen be ha4o' t eooountere4 &nJ

t orelgn tnt luenoe, are ettll ble aoet oute tan41Ag .or~ Aaonc vtb .. are

te'f'eral iiOU.t a \an4.1nc ntu oolo:r e one ot ftlob, l'b.e Bll Dd. wo.aa, 11 001

ot the beat. Hl a •At t he 800tha&yer1 a nd lllll•ortea of YouUa' aze .._., __

pteoe1.

Yo" ,. .. ro•on4o4 of <be oloi n •i• art aooi ooaetiaoa of tho l<alian

prlol tlvo etyle 1 with the eaoeptlon, Of OOU%11 1 tb&t ln Rteaanen1 1 work

you eee tho ltur4y oh•raoter of tbe Finn. an4 the old t%a41ttooa of tbl l

eoergotio pooplo.

!be oorko are 1\.trtber ou<otaa&iallluau in the blotory of Finni ab art

bec&u.o they etrtte a new trend in oo.poeltlOD, and to tbe pa1otl~ of

tlguree new note 11 e truot .

L•ter Rl aannen wnet in for oll pa lnttac and wltb tbia new trend be

became et111 •ore exaot and a aaeter tn etyle preeentatto4. It 11 troe tble

ttme on that one o•n • eo the ttaltan 1ntlvenoe ·~•otallJ tbat ot the

Italian troeoo palntere. He continued to 111 t be et~l1o1ty ot aature but

tbo cue ot preeen~euon, wbicb be ha4 10 ouetvlly preeerve4 111 bit water

colore , now began to lade. Be ~began to pay .are att.ntton to the belauce o f

bla c&n'V& IIII and the •P• rytha of ble t1pree. ID •U• of Uale we •uet

reoogni11 ble work aa \haC of a true aaete.r.

~Iter the World t ar be • •• 1ntlu,noe4 by tbe n•• t r eD4 tn .. ,. le Will

probaOl y take 1111 ca.re 1 n hie preeentatton but be wlll oonUnue t o p\lt

cloptb anoi feollnc in b1o work. He wUl novor torao\ to draw uor l'ill ho ovor ,

forget t he ool16 tono o f bi o folk azt,

Ho hal loU aany of bll alaalo aoo1 wlo6owo tb~t ........ ~·· - ·-The•• • orta of hta youtb bave now i eee l..,or\&D.oe foz b1a &D4 \be btetozr

or art ln R•norol. But tbolr quality will ooaU allo to a n n a t auaouoe.

lt30, I&Da 1a l'lllatoln a. 1 'art rtaluuwa (n alle ..... ).

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la ,.law n OD fllllaMa M &ah J&& h lela. Oe a 'ea\ .,.

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Uhlo 'lD 'olla J~l\ .. DMU &fta lee &1'. aal'8-

p4aaa. Oeu: qal aa~ toDDle la rre&l~n l•alel• l •• -ft•at ar­

~l etl qoo oat ''' ' an ...... 4a aoa&o ~~t IDILr.IL!, ~ell ll~

Ul.LJ!Ll ro•ntlquo, Bora 11rnofolt polairo Jlo l n l'oathoaal&oM.

aor loe traooa lo ••• tro ia aa ltraa ~roheroat anaa lto RD

cntal n nollbro 4 ' nr t l owa plaa loaDOa, rarllll lo•t•ol• • fon nar-~~

quor .PEKD IIALOIINI ot I&QIUS III'CO.Lt. • .t. la fin l a a llele U ,.HOD- J l

nag• 4o oonooptl.., no..,ollo at orla1Dal• appara"' 111110 .uawa. l.l a'ltalt pl1JO t.r~a , .... U aftlt U~l rtDC' •rt a r­

quant , ~ aao olll)oel\loa l nto...at Soaalo ~ l'&J'la •• UOO ll •• fit

....... , .... rar ao• -roaStSOIIa ,,.....,,.. t 'u ....... ~ ... t oat ruu­

ou.llu. Jon aoalo•at U fat appr4ol4 rar loa pterto a. •• ,.,., ,...18 auul par too lrlts'ln• 4t21m,.ro qal Ylalt~nat la J &Ylll•

71nlaa40ia. Jlla 4 (oa1'1'Sor t'llaablo oa.lstsoa, 11 aat •• aa ooea~

clo la r salaalo • .l u" ana UJ~ U 4\al\ obllaJ a. ...... aa 1'11 H

o l4ant ••• paroata , Dana l 'a.. 4o oot oaf aat 1'l1'aDt aa allloa 4o la

pou1'1'ot4 o 'lpaaoalt lo aon tt•at 4o la beaatl . Dllo forll lrrlalatlllla

lo pooaeal t l ohorohar l ' l l4Al a. aotto booatl t • "ll loYlalt e&la\11'

allloaro, 4aao aa ,.,. to eololl ob la laalbo ,_ h l "lelat l

t outoa oboou. Il r4a .. n 1 ao fral'ar aa •11:-•18 Jut• 'l .. lal~-.

o 'oat a1 .... ' " ·u ao eoat roar 1a pr•llro folD r1• "''" te .. "ht"

taat Uolr4 ot po• l a rroal\ ro fala aaaal leYaat ua _.,_ l"aft

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.ala t a '11 a 'aUal.U. •• loa\ til JIM aa ld nMn. ... r- le .. l l'arle.

aatU u.&ft JA ~ear o• •• .,,.. .. r .. u .. Yell' &a ...

Jl'OPM ,.ala,.,. b l 'an. 0e tal l ' l 6 -~-)A Jl• YlftM at

., ,., 1 ·..-~~e •• ~aaae • ... , JA -..u& .. _ ...... _ .. 1a a.•&a-

....... ll~out._ trM ...... .._&lila, ear U peat ..tta ... lear

•• ao l f &a beaaw, l al ,.,, l'a. • aoattan a& 1081!\1 ... •• eonaat

b 1a • u bo . !oat.ofol a • •• l&Ml l l al 11 'a r l on Ia ••- • .,.. 1a pompe

orpalllouea ctn tlplota 1a ltaaala-M a& .,... • • fine tW.tnl. ~~

Sea oent t..,.to •• rapproo .. at 4"aYan$a&e 4a oaaa lea trtattlfa tala

qua 1 Ol aabu, ()l otto at leora aae .. •ear a tllJ .,, a l .. 1a baa.t4

IIIPretata 4e l lll'lllat\4 at le f!rOD4elr . ala t oa\N M l Ullll

anoora 111 lul l l'f t a t late11t. 4••• ana 1Jl'llll4e _, .... U f&ze .. r

• • • toa.e to•t •• qa•11 a Tlea ~t4•1•a7e .. a' al .. t cw• ••• • o .... lre

<le 1 ouo-• at •• qa 1 fr&IIPI ••• rop rda ant oar &a l al. 1a " l>I SBtJII"

eat an · aplol MII b oa saara • .,. , , &ana • • teaet11 rau qal • Nppr.­

obe IAI 1a oarl oata re oa aant 41~' :1e 10f1> 41 at;rllaar. I l oll..,o ..

1& IJl'Uild• llpe u... ....... t o tout M t ol eat OOft,....t l&-1. Oa

qa ·u orla oat d .... 14JIIlraola paNU , 11 •a,. at aaaaa l'aflat 4 ' tllfta•

eaoa ftre.~N. 0 'eat au art aaU at lntdptta. •• oaafta a 'Mt lll·

.... 11 a allolal 1M IU.- ta l Ja o...,oaaat ,_ loa Pill •

aU!.e a 4aotaell U a ...... B• aa~ow •- •lat>laa0 :..Z ••~a .. fiMI Jl'~& 4 ' aa .tUU OI I '00~ 41 ....... : loa lallo•OIIl'l 11-

plloll l t lean :ra&aa ta-.

IJBI+JW pel .. HI flea- - pull I I - I 'IIMII•

&M Utalll . n • -• pa aealr'&M .... Ja •t-; ••

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41ooUTort '-Aa la r'allt' qaelqao ohoeo qa'oo ~at - 11 oat YraiYolr

!a ••• propr .. ,.ux, •1• qo 'on 1M peut oompren4re qu 'on po .. 4N.aot

lo aooa !e la beaut&. Par oela mime 11 aamble proteoter oootra 1a

titre !a polntre oaturallete qu ' on eer nl t toot4 4• lot 4oonor. Il a

t rouY4 la aooret 4e lo llgne qui r4v~la 4o mouYomont. To,.a ootto

femme !about pr~s do l o souroe, qual port noble ot qaallo grloo daaa

loa goatee. Et ootto "AVP.CGLE" aa Ylaage a pelne aooaa4: qcl D1 volt

pas Q GOD mntnt lont, Q 8 0 d4merOho, A Boa mooYomonto , qoa la Jaml~ro

manque a oett o or&at uref !t oela •ana oonanl t er le oataloguo.

Cott a t oroo ortglnale at oalve 4tonne pnr aa putaea noe

d'expr eaa lon, qa t eat un signa oerta tn 4e la premt~ro p4rlodo de ooo

ar t , qu i embell it lD laldour ot qui 4leYO oo qat peratt tnatgnlflant

dane l a sph~ro do lD bocuttl oleaol qu o. D 'aut re a qualtt&a remarquabloo,

l o goOt, do l a d&corattoo, du style mono!IIOotnl lui ont parmle do r& -·

alteer eon d&et r de porvenlr ~ 1~ beaut&. D4ja dana lea poraonnagoa

prla pnrml los ha mb loa qa t l ut ont eervt lo modloa on remarqao oouo

t or oo tont o ..,,prolnto de oo.lmo.

Joune encore , son dl ur oon.t"" de er4ar dana la do•tne •o­

nume nto l de l a pelntura• r.& .P!!JISQOS" •• anitoata do plae on ploa. Il

e. entlsta l t e.ux e%lgenoes h oo gollt I nn& par qael qo .. grnndoe ora­

t i ona dont l ea anoe •• trou.,..nt en l!'lnlando a t lae autree au Danmarll:

dans des bl blloth~quoa ot 4aa mataona prtY4oa et apr~a la gaarro aon-

4tala 11 88 &ontlt de DOUYeao attlr4 l l'arla, Xt J.l tiD OhtUt,l!emont 80

produl e l t dRna eon art nata qui aa.oarl'bal De aoablo paa onooro &e ' ­tlnl. .Lo oolorta, qui pour l a t D 'aftl t 'U 'aoqa '&lora qa 'an •o78n lo

mol ndre t mportanoa ao tranator•o . I l oat prta por loa ,.11% 4e la la­

•t•ro. Pet-etro aax ~pane to lo llgno, 4a •ol .. Ia ootte ll«DD l.al­

tlntaallbla qut t r ah tt 1a Ylo t nt41rtnro, atou-t la Uooratt• Ht

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oet.h Tol e U • ' 4lana,

lla. ........ , •n .. re lOIU'Ier 'beaa••••· . .... ~ ·u • u ; l1 •rOiia l\ ea t. aaN I rleba en all ,..,r ta tre 4• 111 & • ••• aruatN

lea p l ae orl&l l'l'laz, l nt4rHeMita e\ at•b1•• a. aoo paJA ,

I OBAIIIS 08~018! .

Mr. Rltu nan, photoQraphad by a Oulwfh Naw•4 Trlbuu umara­mal't, wffh a portra it urvad in wood by his nephew, Kavlto

Ritutttft, o color-bli•HI F1t~t~ith artitt.

• _.. • ..._ ___,~ a=:e ; Tho boitftt6U1 tid• of p .. l-a nt life I• portu yad il • • rvdy for a p a inting thowl119 a ph••• Jn a

rov9h pastime in <w~ich tho lou r llltrally "tah t • bu tlng."

Juho Rissanen: Painter of ·the Human COme4y

Hero A.luanon hu ampha1iud tho tfoh:itm of fh. J)e Uant, depictlnq tht Ufl tomplainlng g rief o f

a motk.r who wa thtl h~ ton'• body for burial, and tho lmtantimanttl compouion of fhote 'Who

1uht at th. '"'" rita.

o~·" Nawt-Trihvnt, AVC)Uif II, 19-46.

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IY EARl FINIERG Stoff Wrillr

J\1llo RISSANEN, ~born artist who bas vlsitod Duluth each Sl1ltl1tiU tor the put alx yean, hu been called •one of the moot Important painters ot folk themes in the w orld today!' -

This yeu he came to the Zenith City from b!J home In Mlaml. FJ... by way ot St. PauL There he 1toppod long enou&h to va.miah a ptctuft depkt.l.nc t.M ute ot Fi.nnlab p~n«e-n fn ~ta which ba.o.p: to tbe rtnn.l.ah Ame-nttn llbC.O.riC'al tO-

• c:ltty. • • • •

&SS&N1'IALLY A G&lml! PAJNTER, RISSANEN MANAGES

to lntu~e hlt tlmple, bro• d e.nvAMI ot rural tetet and baclcwoodl

burlab, pe&s.nt toU 1nd tolk trollca wUh a l"•ndeur 1pproachJn.1

c.lutlc bnuty . Now well put 70. the arlb1 tUU cltawt upon the mttnorlts o f

h.Ls c.hildhood-me-moriu wbkh beaJn with the recoUttUon o f

tlndJna his father /roun to death In the snow and continuo tn

h1td1b.Jp unUI hl.a matur-e ye:an. . .. ... .. II£ WAS TRAJNED lN RJ:LSINKI. LENiNGRAD AND

P1rl&. He bolda membership In lhe Aeedemy ot Flnt Arts of Swe. dtn Utd of F'ln.land, 1.1 a cbar1.u member ot tb4: SaJon d'Automme a Parit, and 1s a lmlaht of the fln1 d.aN of the Whll.f Roac ot P1Q..

land. to UOO ho won a bron&e medal at lbe Pad.J E~tion.

Hla work: lt bun• in mu.cum r Uuoua-bout Europe; In Cope_c· lu(ltn, B udapest, t.enJJ1p-ad and Pari•. and ln many A.mtric:an ell· lee. .ae.1det eaRl paloUnp, he hl.a e.xtc:U~d.-!rcteoll and Jta.ineU

&laM windows. lo all hb maru' travels,. ~ Unds a common tie to b b

own experience lo tbe aimple folk o r an1 country. a.od he paint~: thtm all with the ....,. uadenta.ncUna ot ~ down.tc>tanh exbt.­enc•. E'lncUna h1a bt.nt nrly in bU career. h1a paJoUo.,. from the 18801 to the 1040t, e.x.h.lbft a eon\lnuout development ol h1a beat loved aubjeelt. Wholly absent a.re a_ny 11\fec\lon• trom tho path. o lotlc:a.l tftncb ol moder-o art~ 'IUuaoeo't work ll tOnllnua.Uy u b&.lt &Dd btertr u \be buc:qllc JCeGet be ~ts.

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