Maire Gullichsen
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Maire Eva Johanna Gullichsen (née Ahlström, later known as Gullichsen-Nyströmer, 24 June 1907,
Gullichsen was the daughter of Finnish businessman Walter Ahlström. Gullichsen's grandfather was
In 1935 Gullichsen established the Free Art School, a private art school in Helsinki, where she also was a student. She was also one of the founders of Artek, along with architects Alvar and Aino Aalto and art historian Nils-Gustav Hahl. One of Alvar Aalto's most important works is Villa Mairea in Noormarkku, designed for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in 1938. Today it is one of the internationally best-known architectural sights in Finland. One of the key rooms of the house is Maire Gullichsen's private painting studio on the upper floor, with a view over the main approach to the house. During her late years Gullichsen was intent on establishing an art museum in Pori. It was finally inaugurated in 1979.[1][2]
Family
Maire and Harry Gullichsen (1902–1954) had four children. The eldest, Harriet (born 1929), died young,[3] Kristian Gullichsen (1932–2021) was a well-known architect, Johan Gullichsen (born 1936) is a professor and a former Olympic sailor, and Lilli Alanen (1941–2021) was a philosopher and professor at Uppsala University, Sweden. Maire Gullichsen married Captain Bertil C. Nyströmer in 1969. Maire Gullichsen was also the grandmother of painter and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen.
See also
- Ahlström–Gullichsen family
References
- ^ a b Pori Art Museum (in Finnish). Retrieved 12.8.2013.
- ^ It's About the Art of Our Time Pori Art Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Who's Who in Finland, 1978, [1] Retrieved 29.1.2018.