Lisa Larson
Lisa Larson (* 1931 ) is a Swedish artist and mainly works as a ceramist .
Lisa Larson studied ceramics at the slöjdföreningens skola art school in Gothenburg from 1950 to 1954 . From 1950 to 1980 she worked at the porcelain manufacturer Gustavsberg , where she was recruited by Stig Lindberg , the artistic director there.
She became known for her lovingly designed figures, made in ceramics, etc. a. the series All världens barn (All Children of the World) for UNICEF , Luciatåget (Luciazug), Skansen and Lilla zoo . The character Pippi Långstrump , who was also loved by Astrid Lindgren, is in great demand by collectors . Former Swedish Finance Minister Gunnar Sträng as a piggy bank was a successful political hit and he had a copy himself on his desk.
After 1981 she worked as a freelancer for, among others, Kooperativa Förbundet , Nordiska Kompaniet and Rosenthal AG . Since 1991 she has been artistic director for the ceramics studio in Gustavsberg. Her own studio was in Nacka .
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Fågel fenix
Luciatåg
Lilla zoo, Björnen
Gunnar Strang
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Susan Peterson, translation: Alexandra Merz, Bernd Pfannkuche: Craft and art of ceramics - technology, design, materials and history . Könemann Verlag, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-8290-2140-2 , p. 293 (first edition by Calman and King, London 1992/1995; this source only proves that the artist had a studio in Nacka around 1990).
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| SURNAME | Larson, Lisa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |