Lars Jansson
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Lars Jansson was a Finnish
author and cartoonist. A native of Helsinki
, Jansson was the son of the sculptor, Viktor Jansson
, and the illustrator, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
. His siblings included an older sister, writer Tove Jansson
, and an older brother, Per Olof Jansson. In 1958, his sister assigned to him the writing of the Moomin
comic strip, which he also drew from 1961 to 1974. Between 1990 and 1992, Jansson worked with Dennis Livson to direct the Moomin animated series in Japan. His daughter, Sophia
, worked together with him in 1993 to help manage the production of a new series of Moomin strips which Sophia now manages solely.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
author and cartoonist. A native of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Jansson was the son of the sculptor, Viktor Jansson
Viktor Jansson
Viktor Bernhard "Faffan" Jansson was a Finnish sculptor belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
, and the illustrator, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Signe "Ham" Hammarsten-Jansson was a Swedish graphic artist who designed, among other things, around 220 Finnish postage stamps during the course of three decades...
. His siblings included an older sister, writer Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
, and an older brother, Per Olof Jansson. In 1958, his sister assigned to him the writing of the Moomin
Moomin
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses...
comic strip, which he also drew from 1961 to 1974. Between 1990 and 1992, Jansson worked with Dennis Livson to direct the Moomin animated series in Japan. His daughter, Sophia
Sophia Jansson-Zambra
Sophia Jansson is the daughter of cartoonist Lars Jansson and the niece of the famous Finnish writer and painter Tove Jansson. Jansson has worked as a Spanish language teacher, creative/artistic director, chairman, and majority shareholder of Oy Moomin Characters, Ltd., and provided direct...
, worked together with him in 1993 to help manage the production of a new series of Moomin strips which Sophia now manages solely.
External links
- Lars Jansson profile at Lambiek.netLambiekLambiek is a comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker .It has held exhibitions of art by comic creators, including Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Erik Kriek, André Franquin, Tanino Liberatore and Chris Ware...