Elmar Jaanimägi Explained

Elmar Jaanimägi
Birth Date:March 4, 1907
Birth Place:Tallinn, Estonia
Death Place:Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)
Resting Place:Hageri cemetery
Nationality:Estonian
Occupation:Artist and caricaturist

Elmar Jaanimägi (sometimes also credited as Elmar Janimägi, March 4, 1907 – November 3, 1937) was an Estonian artist and caricaturist.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Jaanimägi was born in Tallinn, the son of the railway worker Hans Josua Jaanimägi (previously Janimeggi, 1873–1955) and Katharina Anette Jaanimägi (née Runge, 1878–?). He attended [3] and studied at the State Industrial Art School from 1923 to 1924.[4] He trained further at Anatoly Kaigorodov's studio.[5]

Career

Jaanimägi first worked as a poster artist for cinemas in Tallinn and Nõmme. In 1931, he traveled abroad, where he held exhibitions of his caricatures in Latvia and Lithuania.[6] In 1929, he worked as a set design artist for the drama film Dollarid. From 1930 to 1931, he worked with the cinematographer and entrepreneur Voldemar Päts at the studio of the well-known photographer on Suur-Karja Street in Tallinn on the first Estonian animated film, Kutsu-Juku seiklusi (The Adventures of Juku the Dog).[3] [7] The film premiered at the Modern cinema in Tallinn on April 30, 1931.[3] [8] [9] He was so interested in cartoons that in January 1937 the newspaper wrote that Jaanimägi was making a new cartoon, Kaval Ants ja Wanapagan (Crafty Hans and the Old Devil).[10] For this purpose, drawn sample characters were already ready, which were also published in the newspaper. However, this film was never completed.[3]

Death

In 1937, Jaanimägi went to work and live in Finland. Two months later, on November 3, 1937, he was the victim of a stabbing in Viipuri (now Vyborg, Russia). His killer was a drunk former office clerk, Eero David Taurio, with whom he shared an apartment there.[11] Jaanimägi's funeral took place on November 13 in the crematorium chapel in Helsinki, Finland, and his body was cremated. His sister brought the ashes to Estonia, where they were buried in Hageri cemetery. A commemorative stone with a drawing from the film Kutsu-Juku seiklusi stands on his grave.[3]

Exhibitions

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Robinson . Chris . Estonian Animation: Between Genius & Utter Illiteracy . 2007 . Indiana University Press . Bloomington, IN . 9.
  2. Book: Aasmäe . Hardo . Tallinn: entsüklopeedia. A-M . 2004 . Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus . Tallinn . 80.
  3. News: Lõhmus . Jaak . Mälestusmärk Eesti esimese joonisfilmi kunstnikule . October 16, 2024 . Sirp . 41 . November 1, 2013 . 35.
  4. Web site: Elmar Jaanimägi . Eesti filmi andmebaas . October 15, 2024.
  5. Book: Eller . M. . Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon . 1996 . Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus . Tallinn . 124.
  6. News: Karikaturist Elmar Jaanimägi . October 16, 2024 . Päewaleht . 310 . November 12, 1932 . 1.
  7. News: Esimene eesti joonis-trikkfilm . October 16, 2024 . Nool . 75 . May 1, 1931 . 10.
  8. News: Uus Eesti trikk-film . October 16, 2024 . Sõnumed . 52 . April 23, 1931 . 1.
  9. News: Kuhu minna õhtul . October 16, 2024 . Sõnumed . 58 . April 30, 1931 . 4.
  10. News: Uus trikfilm joonistamisele. E. Janimäe 'Kaval Ants ja Wanapagan' . October 16, 2024 . Esmaspäev: piltidega nädalleht . 2 . January 9, 1937 . 8.
  11. News: Soomes tapeti Eesti karikaturist . October 17, 2024 . Päewaleht . 300 . November 4, 1937 . 3.
  12. News: Awati karrikatuuride näitus . October 18, 2024 . Uudisleht . 137 . November 21, 1932 . 10.
  13. News: E. Jaanimägi karikatuuride naitus Tartus . October 18, 2024 . Postimees . 123 . May 27, 1933 . 5.
  14. News: E. Jaanimäe karikatuuride näitus awatakse täna . October 18, 2024 . Postimees . 124 . May 28, 1933 . 3.
  15. News: Ringi ümber kodumaa . October 18, 2024 . Postimees . 168 . July 21, 1933 . 5.
  16. News: E. Janimäe karikatuuride näitus . October 18, 2024 . Pärnu Päevaleht . 280 . December 4, 1935 . 3.
  17. News: Kunstnik Janimägi Wõrus . October 18, 2024 . Elu . 28 . March 13, 1936 . 3.
  18. Book: Paas . Veste . Olnud ajad . 1980 . Kirjastus "Eesti Raamat" . Tallinn . 182.

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