Peet Aren (29 June 1889 – 26 January 1970) was an Estonian painter, theatre artist and graphic artist.

Biography

Aren was born on 29 June 1889, in

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. From 1908 to 1913, he studied at the

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. From 1920 to 1925, he was a teacher at the State Industrial Art School in

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. From 1926 to 1930, he taught at the

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. In the 1930s, he worked mainly as a graphic artist. He designed the emblem of the

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. He is also designed the Cross of Liberty.Hannes Walter. Eesti teenetemärgid. Tallinn 1998. In 1944, he escaped to Germany, living in

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from 1949 until his death on 26 January 1970, aged 80.

References

1889 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Estonian painters Estonian graphic artists 20th-century Estonian male artists Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to the United States People from Viljandi Parish {{Estonia-artist-stub