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Beyond the Moomins: Tove Jansson's art gets first UK exhibition

Written By Unknown on Thursday, October 20, 2016 | 7:01 PM

London show will feature newly-found work from Finnish artist popularly known for her hippo-like valley-dwellers

Newly discovered artwork by the Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson which was sitting uncatalogued and unrecognised at the British Cartoon Archive is to go on display next year at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Jansson is best known for her blobby superstars the Moomins, who became so much more famous than their creator that they decorated the tail fins of Finnish planes, and even the wristwatch of former president Tarja Halonen.

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