The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Brendt Friberg
1899 Born Hoganas, Sweden
1981 Died Gustavsberg, Sweden
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1912-1920 Hoganas Ceramics Factory
1934 Began throwing at Gustavsberg Manufacuring, Gustavsberg, Sweden
1944-1981 Throwing and designing pottery and formulating glazes for his own line, Gustavsberg Manufacuring, Gustavsberg, Sweden
BIOGRAPHY
Berndt Friberg is known for high fired glazed bowls and vases, from tiny miniatures to large floor pieces.
Friberg is a Swedish ceramist highly influential in Scandinavian design of the 20th century. In 1953, the American Federation of Arts sponsored the exhibit “Design in Scandinavia,” which included his work. This exhibition toured museums throughout the USA.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Swedish National Museum of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Boynton, K.L.. “Scandinavia: Promoter of Ceramics.” Ceramics Monthly 2no. 6 (June 1954).
Boynton, K.L. “Scandinavia: Trio at Gustavsberg.” Ceramics Monthly 2 no. 8 (August 1954).
Cooper, Emmanuel. Ten Thousand Years of Pottery. United Kingdom: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000.
Greenhalgh, Paul. Ceramic, Art and Civilisation. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979. Norway: Yale University Press, 2015.
Mapplethorpe, Robert. The Collection of Robert Mapplethorpe: Sold for the Benefit of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. United States: Christie's, 1989.
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Citation: McGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified June 20, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/friberg
