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Lisa Larson

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Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larson

Lisa Larson, born in 1931, is a well established ceramicist and designer in Sweden as well as on the international scene. Famous among others for her sculptures Small Zoo (1955), ABC-girls (1958), Africa (1964) and Children of the World (1974–75).

Biography

Larson was born in 1931 in the south of Sweden. Studied at College of Crafts and design in Gothenburg 1949-54. Then employed at Gustavsberg porcelain by the Artistic Director Stig Lindberg. Larson left Gustavsberg in 1980 to work freelance for a number of Swedish companies including Duka, Kooperativa Förbundet and Åhléns. In 1992, she founded Gustavsberg Ceramic Studio with a few of her old colleagues. In the studio, new design and small scale production still takes place.[1]

References

  1. ^ Book "Lisa Larson, Gustavsberg, 1954-80" by Andreas Ribbung