Early Sámi visual artists - Western fine art meets Sámi culture
Johan Turi (1854–1936), Nils Nilsson Skum (1872–1951) and John Savio (1902–1938) were among the first Sámi visual artists. The production of their art work occurred between the 1910s and the early 1950s. Sámi aesthetics had its basis in folklore, i.e., handicraft or duodji, which did not follow the...
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University of Lapland
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics |
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:ula-201404031059 |