Finnishness and Colonization in Akseli Gallen-Kallela's Representations of Africa

Akseli Gallen-Kallela is often discussed as the national painter of Finland, as one who helped define Finnishness when Finland was still a colonized area of Russia. However, his trip to Africa from 1909-1911 shows where Gallen-Kallela acts as a pictorial colonizer himself, not only sympathizing with...

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Main Author: Richey, Camille Kathryn
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2015
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5571
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6570&context=etd