Today we open the 10th door, and will learn more about a artist..

Johan Tirén was born in 1853 in Sjalevad. When he was seven year old the family moved to Oviken in Jamtland. After studies in Norrland in the winter of 1881, in the spring he had a art exhibition with three sami paintings.

Due to this he managed to get an academic travel scholarship. He decided to travel south worth, and Belgium, Neatherlands and Paris become the target. What he discovered was landscape familiar to the Jamtland in Sweden. After a lot of travel he went back to Oviken in 1883, and he become it faithful in the rest of his life. Johan Tirén was strongly committed to the Sami rights and, among other things, made the strong painting ”Lappar tillvaratager skjutna renar”(Samis taking care of killed reindeers)

Samis guarding reindeer herd on X-mas night..

Johan Tirén has given us a lot of knowledge about the samis trough his paintings..

And todays question: How many reindeers is there in Sweden today?(Winter herd) and what date has the samis there national day? Send your answer to +46 702 50 90 28 latest on Monday 11/12.

See ya tomorrow..