Vilho Henrik Lampi (19 July 1898 – 17 March 1936) was a Finnish

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who is best known for his

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s and paintings of Liminka and the people who lived there.

History

Lampi was born in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

but lived in Liminka for most of his life. He studied at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts from 1921 to 1925 and after finishing his studies he returned to Liminka, where he lived and painted his most famous works. Vilho Lampi self-portrait 1929

Lampi committed

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on 17 March 1936 by jumping from a bridge to

Oulujoki Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a ...

while visiting in Oulu. Vilho Lammen hauta--

Literature

* Unto Immonen: ''Vilho Lampi, lakeuden melankoolikko'' in ''Suomen taiteen vuosikirja 1956–1957'', Porvoo, 1957. * Paavo Rintala: ''Jumala on kauneus'', (novel about Vilho Lampi) Otava, 1959. * Eeli Aalto: ''Vilho Lampi, lakeuden maalari : esittelyä ja taustaa'', Arvi A. Karisto, Hämeenlinna, 1967. * Marja Junttila et al.: ''Vilho Lampi 1898–1936'', ARS Nordica & Kustannus Pohjoinen, 1998

Films

* Eeli Aalto: ''Vilho Lampi, Lakeuden maalari'', 1966. * Hannu Heikinheimo: ''Jumala on kauneus'', 1985.

Plays

* Kaija Viinikainen: ''Jumala on kauneus'', Kajaanin kaupunginteatteri, 1981. * Kristian Smeds: ''Jumala on kauneus'', Teatteri Takomo, 2000 and Finnish National Theatre, 2008. * Taisto Reimaluoto: ''Tässä on elämä'', Kajaanin Runoviikko, 2001.

Gallery

References

External links

Vilho Lampi
Oulu City Art Museum
Vilho Lampi's works
Finnish National Gallery
Vilho Lampi
Biografiakeskus

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