Kojo Viljo (5 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R150026992: 1946. In-12. Broché. A relier, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 247 pages. 1er plat de couverture déchiré. . . . Classification Dewey : 800-LITTERATURE (BELLES-LETTRES).

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R240089725: 1946. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 247 pages - manque sur la page de titre - petite annotation au stylo bleu en début d'ouvrage sans conséquence sur la lecture - coiffes abîmées - plats désolidarisés - manque sur le 2ème plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 890-Littératures des autres langues.

8° 1 Abb. Im Frontispiz, 36 S. Text mit Abb. ( 42 ) ganzseitige Abb. ( von geschnitzten Figuren ) auf Tafeln mit Untertexten. Ill. Obrosch. Außen ziemlich fleckig, Kanten u. Rücken brüchig. Seiten von Hand aufgeschnitten. Innen dann sehr guter Zustand. Auf Deckel Vor- und Zunahme des Künstlers in Tinte. 23 Sprache: de.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Finnish language. Enlarged album format. Octavo 22 x 29 cm. Weight 300 gr. Wrappers, 64 pp., [16] pp. illustrations. The book is in Near Fine condition, without any visible defects, losses, remarks and stains. Spine shows some fraying with damaged ends, creases across cover corners, broken off small piece of bottom right corner of front cover is restored (pasted small triangle piece of paper from the inner side); internally small creases across bottom right corners of some pages at the beginning and at the end of the book, otherwise fine. Present Christmas Album published by the Artists' Association of Finland aims to increase the general public's interest in visual arts and introduce it to the people. Emphasis is made on articles about Finnish and Swedish visual arts: a painter Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg creative work; historical overview of Artists' Association of Finland; artist Juho Makela biography and works; world-famous songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman and his best known collection of poems set to music named Fredman's songs; military officer, artist and architect Augustin Ehrensvärd's creation. Also included item about French famous post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. Essay topics alternate with some verses and prose writings both by classics of Finnish literature (Otto Manninen, L. Onerva) and by modernist experimentalist writers (Viljo Kojo, Lauri Haarla, Aaro Hellaakoski). The abundance of illustrations give to the album visual splendor: 16 tables of artworks reproductions, also images in the text.

Original designs, each signed and dated 1942 by the artist, for cartoons published in the Finnish armed forces journal Rintamamiehen toimitus. The relationship between Finland and Great Britain fluctuated during the Second World War. Britain was a prominent supporter of Finland against the Soviet Union in the Winter War, 1939-40. In 1941, Finland joined the Germans in the invasion of the Soviet Union, and Britain declared war that December. In 1944, Finland made peace with Britain and the Soviet Union, and switched sides to fight the Germans. Viljo Kojo (1891-1966) was among the leading Finnish illustrators in the first half of the century. He executed these cartoons in the first year of war between Finland and Britain, when Axis victory still looked very possible. They take a decidedly anti-Churchillian line, depicting: i) Churchill in front of a collapsing house titled "My home is my castle", being buried in tumbling bricks each labelled with examples of Britain's wartime failures, including Singapore, Crete, and the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse. ii) Churchill in a dhoti next to Gandhi, who reads to him about British defeats from a newspaper. iii) Churchill in a top hat, smoking a cigar, and walking with his well-dressed wife, while shrugging off a badly beaten Stalin in rags and bandages - a reference to Stalin's ongoing demands for Britain to open a second front. iv) Churchill conspires with a racist caricature of a Jewish businessman. Pen and ink with occasional wash, various sizes (c. 200 x 220 mm), pencilled instructions to editor, 2 stamped with journal title; each window-mounted. A little toned, else in very good condition.