Vilho Henrik Lampi was a Finnish

Finland

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 painter

Painting

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 who is best known for his self-portrait

Self-portrait

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s and paintings of Liminka

Liminka

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 and the people who lived there.

Lampi was born in Oulu

Oulu

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 but lived the most of his life in Liminka. He studied in The Finnish Art Academy School

Academy of Fine Arts (Finland)

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 1921–1925 and after finishing his studies he returned to his hometown Liminka where he lived the rest of his life and painted his most famous works.

Lampi committed suicide March 17, 1936 by jumping from a bridge to Oulujoki

Oulujoki

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 while visiting in Oulu.

Literature

• Unto Immonen: Vilho Lampi, lakeuden melankoolikko in Suomen taiteen vuosikirja 1956–1957, Porvoo, 1957.
• Paavo Rintala: Jumala on kauneus, (novel about Vilho Lampi) Otava, 1959.
• Eeli Aalto: Vilho Lampi, lakeuden maalari : esittelyä ja taustaa, Arvi A. Karisto, Hämeenlinna, 1967.
• Marja Junttila et al.: Vilho Lampi 1898–1936, ARS Nordica & Kustannus Pohjoinen, 1998 ISBN 951-749-312-6

Films

• Eeli Aalto: Vilho Lampi, Lakeuden maalari, 1966.
• Hannu Heikinheimo: Jumala on kauneus, 1985.

Plays

• Kaija Viinikainen: Jumala on kauneus, Kajaanin kaupunginteatteri, 1981.
• Kristian Smeds
  Kristian Smeds
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  : Jumala on kauneus, Teatteri Takomo, 2000 and Finnish National Theatre
  Finnish National Theatre
  The Finnish National Theatre , founded in 1872 in the city of Pori, is located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. It is the world's oldest theatre with performances in Finnish...
  
  , 2008.
• Taisto Reimaluoto: Tässä on elämä, Kajaanin Runoviikko, 2001.

External links

• Vilho Lampi Oulu City Art Museum
• Vilho Lampi's works, Finnish National Gallery
• Vilho Lampi Biografiakeskus
• Vilho Lampi on artnet
• Vilho Lampi Auction Sales and Art Market Information artprice.com