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Eva Anttila (March 30, 1894, Tampere - August 1, 1993 Espoo ) was a Finnish painter and textile artist. Her work was notable for using

Biography
Anttila was born on March 30, 1894 in Tampere, Finland to Selma Anttila (née Helander), a writer, and Werner Anttila, a translator and publisher. Her brother, Leo Anttila (1903-1967) was a writer. She attended the school of the Finnish Art Society from 1913 to 1915 where she studied painting. She later graduated from the Design Department of the School of Art and Design in 1917. Anttila was married to Finnish painter Alexander Paischeff from 1917 to 1918. She was later married to Finnish artist Arttu Brummer from 1921 to 1923. Anttila had two children, daughter Eila Pajastie, born in 1918, and son Paavo Anttila, born in 1929.

== Weaving == In Anttila was awarded Textile Artist of the Year.

Notable Works

 * Evening, 1949
 * White Veil, 1950
 * Profiles, 1952
 * Finnish Forest, 1952





Further Readings
Salo-Mattila, Kirsti, and Pekka Mattila. Picture Vs. Weave: Eva Anttila's Tapestry Art in the Continuum of the Genre. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Dept. of Art History, 1997. Print.