In the history of art, Kaj Franck is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Kaj Franck as Finnish artist and designer (1911–1989).
Kaj Franck was born at Vyborg in 1911. His recorded nationality is Grand Duchy of Finland. He trained at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Around the turn of the twentieth century the movements arrived in quick succession, each defining itself against the last.
He worked as designer, university teacher and textile artist.
Looking is a skill, and the artists who last are those who taught their audience how to do it.
Recognition followed: Prince Eugen Medal (1964), Lunning Prize (1955) and Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1957).
That the work was made in Grand Duchy of Finland shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Kaj Franck died in 1989, aged 78. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Prince Eugen Medal — 1964
- Lunning Prize — 1955
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland — 1957
