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Claire Aho

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Claire Aho in Tvärminne, 1961.

Claire Anita Aho (2 November 1925 – 29 November 2015), was a Finnish photographer.

Early life

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Born in Helsinki, Claire Aho was the daughter of Finnish film director Heikki Aho (son of the Finnish national author Juhani Aho and his artist wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt). Claire's mother, Dinah Selkina, was Lithuanian-born dancer.

Career

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She started her career in the 1940s at the Aho & Soldan company, owned by her family. In the 1950s and 1960s, she was an early proponent of colour photography in Finland.[1]

Aho moved to Sweden in 1974 where she worked as a photographer for several newspapers including Hufvudstadsbladet and with Nordic Museum.

Aho's photos have been exhibited in Kiel and London among others. A major retrospective of her work was held in Helsinki in 2011.

Death

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Claire Aho died in Stockholm on 29 November 2015 in a fire in her home. She was 90 years old.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Profile. booksfromfinland.fi. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Frilander, Aino: Valokuvaajalegenda Claire Aho on kuollut. Helsingin Sanomat, 30 November 2015. (in Finnish)