Jarl Algot Gustav Törneman, nicknamed P. (1 September 1909 – 5 May 1993) was a Swedish enamel artist and painter.

Early life

Törneman was born on 1 September 1909 in Vist,

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, Sweden, the son of

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and his wife Gudrun (née Høyer). He passed ''

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'' in

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in 1927 and received a

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degree from

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in 1937.

Career

Törneman worked at

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in 1937 and

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in 1940. He became CEO of AB Skandiastål in 1944 and AB Eda bruk in

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in 1948. During

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, Törneman was part of the Swedish secret intelligence agency

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. Törneman was curator at the Association Hantverket in Stockholm from 1960 to 1968. He was commissioner for a number of Swedish handicraft exhibitions abroad and for the exhibition ''Svensk form'' in 1962. Törneman held solo shows in Stockholm in 1962 and in 1974. Törneman was board member of

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skolan from 1963 to 1969. Törneman became secretary of the

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in 1967 and an honorary member in 1968. At Gustavsberg, he primarily worked with enamel panels intended for table surfaces. He performed embellishments in two of

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's stores in Stockholm. One mosaic of raw glass panels in the shop at Mäster Samuelsgatan.

Personal life

Törneman was married 1930–1937 to Ingalill Stenhammar (1912–2002), the daughter of the architect

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and actress Anna Flygare. They had two sons: the architect Alvar (1930–1967) and the artist Ulf (1932–2002). In 1940 he married Birgit Rönström (born 1914), the daughter of engineer Axel Rönström and Eyvor (née Hallqvist).

Awards and decorations

*Norwegian Freedom Medal * King Christian X's Liberty Medal * Professors namn (1977)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torneman, Algot 1909 births 1993 deaths Swedish curators Swedish male painters People of the C-byrån Lund University alumni People from Linköping Municipality