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        "accession_number": "1953.194",
        "share_license_status": "Copyrighted",
        "tombstone": "Grafika Vase, c 1953. Ingrid Atterberg (Swedish, 1920\u20132008), Upsala-Ekeby (Swedish, 1886\u20131980). Glazed ceramic; overall: 21.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1953.194",
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        "title": "Grafika Vase",
        "creation_date": "c 1953",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1953,
        "creation_date_latest": 1953,
        "artists_tags": [
            "female",
            "gender unknown"
        ],
        "culture": [
            "Sweden, 20th century"
        ],
        "technique": "glazed ceramic",
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        "department": "Decorative Art and Design",
        "collection": "Decorative Arts",
        "type": "Ceramic",
        "measurements": "Overall: 21.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)",
        "dimensions": {
            "overall": {
                "height": 0.216,
                "height_inch": 8,
                "height_inch_fraction": 0.5,
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        "copyright": null,
        "inscriptions": [],
        "exhibitions": {
            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 313463,
                    "title": "Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design",
                    "description": "<i>Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11, 2019-February 10, 2020).",
                    "opening_date": "2019-02-17T05:00:00"
                }
            ],
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        },
        "provenance": [
            {
                "description": "Purchased from The Vaco Company.",
                "citations": [],
                "footnotes": null,
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        ],
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        "did_you_know": "This vase depicts stylized white-capped waves on a blue background, typical of Sweden\u2019s west coast where the artist loved to visit.",
        "early_education_description": null,
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        "description": "The decorative objects manufacturer Upsala-Ekeby experienced a period of renewal for Swedish ceramic production in the 1950s. This rigidly patterned vase stays true to modern geometric aesthetics while reflecting Atterberg\u2019s fascination with nature, particularly Sweden\u2019s picturesque west coast where she spent most of her summers.",
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                "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79912213"
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        },
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        "creditline": "The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund",
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            {
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                "description": "Ingrid Atterberg (Swedish, 1920\u20132008)",
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                "role": "designer",
                "biography": "Having trained at Gothenburg\u2019s Sl\u00f6jdf\u00f6reningens Skolan (Handicrafts School), Ingrid Atterberg was especially attuned to Sweden\u2019s focus on everyday quality goods popular in the 1950s. She began a fifty-year career of designing for Upsala-Ekeby (1886-1980) in 1944 at only nineteen years old. Atterberg\u2019s ceramic designs often feature stylized natural motifs.",
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                "birth_year": "1920",
                "death_year": "2008",
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                "description": "Upsala-Ekeby (Swedish, 1886\u20131980)",
                "extent": null,
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                "role": "manufacturer",
                "biography": "Established in 1886 in the Swedish town Uppsala, the ceramics manufactory Upsala-Ekeby initially produced specialized tiles for the traditional Swedish stove called a \u201ckakel.\u201d By the 1950s and 1960s, the firm was praised for its modernist ceramic vessels, including vases and bowls. The firm\u2019s wares were fine examples of the mid-century Swedish call for \u201cbetter everyday things,\u201d or \u201cvackrare vardagsvara.\u201d",
                "name_in_original_language": null,
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        "legal_status": "accessioned",
        "accession_date": "1953-07-17T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1953,
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        "date_text": "c 1953",
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        "alternate_titles": [
            "Vase \"Grafika\" series"
        ],
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:49:12.603000"
    }
}