Kaj Stenvall

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Kaj Kristian Stenvall (born 25 December 1951 in Tampere) is a Finnish artist [1] who became internationally famous when he began his career in 1989 for painting what his site describes as "a very familiar looking duck". [2] Many have likened this duck to the Donald Duck of Disney comics.

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References

  1. ↑ Paavilainen, Ulla, ed. (2014). Kuka kukin on: Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2015[Who’s Who in Finland, 2015] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 876. ISBN   978-951-1-28228-0.
  2. ↑ Joensuu, Liisa. "Kaj Stenvall's Duck – alive and well in a melancholic setting". Archived from the original on 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2006-05-31.
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