"The Village with the Blue House", Sune Jonsson (1930-2009)

The Bachelor and Assistant Loader Hjalmar Esberg, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Small Farmer and Bachelor David Jonsson, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Johan Engman, Listening to the Esperanto Hymn on a Gramophone, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Leif Nygren, 7 years old, son of landowner Kjell Nygren, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Adele Wiklund, Fisherman’s Wife, 1961. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Bachelor and Landowner David Jonsson, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Primary School Teacher Constance Tegström, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Bachelor and Disability Pensioner Johan Engman with a Dürer Biography in Esperanto, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Estate Auction Conducted by District Judge Joh. A. Noréus, Holmsund. 1955. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Smallholder Couple Tea and Albert Johansson, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Albert Eriksson, Tinsmith, Café Owner, Hunter, and Fisherman. Accidentally Shot His Only Son During a Duck Hunt in 1942. 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

TV Corner at the Bachelor Kalle Lundin, 1961. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Country Shopkeeper, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Blacksmith Kalle Svensson, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Smallholder and Bachelor David Jonsson, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Railway Guard Filip Hörnkvist, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Newlyweds Depart, 1957. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Classroom Prayer in Grades 4-6, Public School, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Carpenter and Woodworker Albin Eriksson, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

The Landowner and Cemetery Worker Hjalmar Nyberg, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Inspector Öhman’s Funeral, 1956. Image courtesy of Moderna Museet.

Books

Sune Jonsson: The Village with the Blue House

(Steidl, 2009)

Sune Jonsson: Life and Work

(Max Ström, 2014)

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