About Jorma Gallen-Kallela
Lived 1898 – 1939 (aged 41). Jorma Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter, graphic artist and military personnel.
Jorma Gallen-Kallela (né Gallén) (22 November 1898 – 1 December 1939) was a Finnish artist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, the famed artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Biography Gallen-Kallela was born in Ruovesi. He studied arts in Buenos Aires in 1915–17, in Copenhagen in 1918–19, under Maurice Denis in Paris in 1919–21, and lastly in Vienna in 1929.
He fought in the Finnish Civil War on the side of the White Guard.
He fought in the Winter War, having risen to the rank of lieutenant. While he was inspecting a downed plane of the Soviet Air Force with captain Adolf Ehrnrooth on either the first or the second day of the war, he and Ehrnrooth were ambushed. He saved Ehrnrooth by throwing himself over him, but he himself died from his wounds.
He was survived by his wife and their two children.
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Who was Jorma Gallen-Kallela?
Finnish painter (1898-1939)
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Jorma Gallen-Kallela was born on 22 November 1898 in Ruovesi.
When did Jorma Gallen-Kallela die?
Jorma Gallen-Kallela died on 1 December 1939 in Polyany.
What was Jorma Gallen-Kallela's occupation?
Jorma Gallen-Kallela was a painter, graphic artist and military personnel.
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Jorma Gallen-Kallela was Finnish.
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