Jaan Klõšeiko (10 September 1939,

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

– 21 December 2016, Tallinn) was an Estonian printmaker and photographer. Klõšeiko graduated from Tallinn Secondary School No. 22 in 1958. He continued his studies at the

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts ( Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. Ac ...

and graduated in 1964 with a specialty in graphic arts. Klõšeiko worked at the publishing houses Valgus and Eesti Raamat, at the magazine Noorus and at the newspaper

Televisioon ''Televisioon'' was a newspaper published in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by ...

. He was the head designer of Kunst in 1975. He also designed soundboard covers, worked as a photographer and captured cultural history events and people of culture, and the like. He participated in art and photo exhibitions from 1965, and was a member of the Estonian Artists' Union from 1979 to his death. Klõšeiko was a signatory of the

Letter of 40 intellectuals The Letter of 40 intellectuals, also The letter of 40 ( et, Neljakümne kiri), originally A public letter from Estonian SSR ( et, Avalik kiri Eesti NSV-st) was a public letter dated October 28, 1980 and posted a week later, in which 40 intellectual ...

in 1980. Klõšeiko died on 21 December 2016 and was later buried at

Metsakalmistu Metsakalmistu (meaning ''Forest Cemetery'') is a cemetery in the Pirita district of Tallinn. Metsakalmistu was originally planned to be a public medieval cemetery. Eduard Vilde was the first to be buried in 1933. The original area of the cemete ...

Awards

* 2001: 4th class of the Order of the White Star (received 23 January 2001) * 2006: 4th class of the Order of the Coat of National Arms (received 23 February 2006)

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Suri graafik ja fotograaf Jaan Klõšeiko
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kloseiko, Jaan 1939 births 2016 deaths Estonian Academy of Arts alumni Estonian photographers Burials at Metsakalmistu Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class

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