John Theodor Björnström

Johan Theodor Björnström (21. mai 1890 Joroinen – 10. juuni 1959 Helsingi) oli Soome graafiline disainer, illustraator ja maalikunstnik.

Björnström veetis oma lapsepõlve ja noorukiea Viiburis, kus tema isa töötas raudtee sepana. Ta õppis koos oma kunstisõpradega Viiburis joonistuskoolis ja õppis aastatel 1913–1914 stipendiumi saamiseks Saksamaal Müncheni Kaunite Kunstide Akadeemias. Hiljem õppis Björnström veel Ateneumis. Aastatel 1927–1957 töötas ta Tarbijate Kooperatiivide Keskliidus reklaamijuhina. Björnström kujundas postmarke (ilmus 1922. aastal Eesti Vabariigis kudujatel ja seppadel) ja valmistas postkaarte koolidele. Maalikunstnikuna maalis ta eelkõige Koli ja Pielisjärve piirkonna maastikke.

Björnström was born May 21, 1890, in Jorois, district Mikkeli in Finland. His parents soon moved to Viipuri, where his father worked as a blacksmith in the local railway depot. Young Johan started his artistic studies in Viipuri«s school of Drawing "Friend of Art". He won scholarship and studied 1913 - 1914 in the Munich Academy of Art in Germany and later in "The Athenaeum" - Academy of Art in Helsinki. In 1927 Björnström became advertising manager for the Finnish Co-op Consumers Association and worked with them until his retirement in 1957. He died in Helsinki on June 10, 1959.
Björnström was known and recognized mainly as graphic and applied artist, but he also had a reputation as a painter. He exhibited in Viipuri 1909 and in Helsinki 1916. His most preferred motifs of landscapes were from Koli and Pielisjärvi of Hämeemas district.

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