Lisa Larson

{{Short description|Swedish ceramicist and designer (1931–2024)}}

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| image = Lisa-Larson-potter-at-Gustavsberg-352041408557.jpg

| caption = Larson in 1969

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|09|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|03|11|1931|09|09|df=y}}

| death_place = Nacka, Sweden

| nationality = Swedish

| occupation = Ceramicist and designer

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Lisa Larson (9 September 1931 – 11 March 2024) was a Swedish ceramicist and designer. She is best known for her sculptures Small Zoo (1955), ABC-girls (1958), Africa (1964) and Children of the World (1974–1975).{{Cite web |last=Sveriges Radio |date=11 March 2024 |title=Lisa Larson (1931–2024) – ett liv med leran – P1 Kultur Reportage |url=https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/lisa-larson-1931-2024-ett-liv-med-leran |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=sverigesradio.se |language=sv}}

Biography

File:Lindberg Larson.jpg and Lisa Larson (1967)]]

Larson was born in 1931 in the Härlunda borough in Älmhult, birthplace of IKEA. She studied at College of Crafts and Design in Gothenburg between 1949 and 1954.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Lisa Larson |url=https://rohsska.se/en/lisa-larson/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Röhsska Museum |language=en-GB}}

Larson is well known for her ceramic work which depicts animals and figures. After she finished her education, she competed in a Scandinavian art competition where she was approached by Stig Lindberg who offered her a one year trial position at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. {{Cite web |title=Lisa Larson – A Biography |url=https://www.mothersweden.com/lisa-larson-biography.html |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=www.mothersweden.com}} Larson eventually left Gustavsberg in 1980 to do freelance work for a number of Swedish companies including Duka, Kooperativa Förbundet and Åhléns.{{Cite web |title=Lisa Larson {{!}} Museum för Konst och Design Vandalorum |url=http://www.vandalorum.se/en/node/1574 |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=www.vandalorum.se}}

Larson died on 11 March 2024, at the age of 92.{{cite news |title=Keramikern och konstnären Lisa Larson är död |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/keramikern-och-konstnaren-lisa-larson-ar-dod |access-date=11 March 2024 |publisher=SVT Nyheter |date=11 March 2024 |language=sv}}

Work

In 1992, Larson founded the Gustavsberg Ceramic Studio with a few of her former colleagues. The studio continues to produce new designs and small scale production still takes place there.{{Cite book |title=LISA LARSON: Serietillverkad Keramik Gustavsbergs Porslinsfabrik 1954–80 |date=2004 |publisher=Ribbung, Andreas, ed |isbn=9789163149764 |trans-title=LISA LARSON: Ceramic Series Production from Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory 1954-80}}