Their early love affair had to be hidden and at first demonstrated through coded messages and discreet meetings. Same-sex relationships were illegal in Finland at the time and would remain so until as late as 1971. The two began working on projects together, a circumstance that would later lead to a deep romantic connection. Tove’s illustrations for ‘ Garm ‘ magazine (c.1939)Īlthough she was once briefly engaged, Tove met her life partner Tuulikki Pietilä, a US born, Finnish graphic artist who was also a professor in Seattle, during the 1950s. It was at this time, the artist began to be involved with Garm, an anti-fascist Finnish-Swedish satirical magazine for whom she created many illustrations. During the pre World War 2 era, Tove would regularly have illustrations published in magazines. Tove’s enrolment at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1938, after studying art in her homeland, would eventually lead to exhibitions of her work. Signe Hammarsten-Jansson’s self portrait. It would be the start of a lifelong love affair with creativity for the future artist, illustrator and author. As an adolescent she began creating books with her own illustrations. Both her parents were artists and from a young age Tove aided her mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, with her commissions. Tove Jansson was born in the capital of Finland, Helsinki, the eldest of her siblings.
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