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- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Poster
- Dimensions
- 36 x 51" (91.4 x 129.5cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Bjorn Wiinblad
Artist
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Bjorn Wiinblad
Bjorn Wiinblad was a Danish ceramicist and designer whose playful, narrative-driven tableware and sculptural objects emerged from the postwar Copenhagen craft revival. Working primarily in glazed earthenware and stoneware, he developed a distinctive visual language combining figurative motifs, bold linear decoration, and jewel-toned colors that drew from folk art, medieval manuscripts, and modernist abstraction. His ceramics balanced functionality with ornamental exuberance, establishing him as a central figure in Scandinavian design during the 1950s and 1960s.
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- Bjorn Wiinblad
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Poster
- Dimensions
- 36 x 51" (91.4 x 129.5cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-M003811
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified
