id:			133822
accession number:	1956.415
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.415
updated:		2023-08-23 21:20:42.147000

Duvor (Doves), c. 1945. Lisbet Jobs (Swedish, 1909–1961), Jobs Handtryck (Swedish, est. 1944). Handprinted plain weave linen; overall: 90.2 x 73.7 cm (35 1/2 x 29 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1956.415

title:				Duvor (Doves)
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creation date:			c. 1945
creation date earliest:		1940
creation date latest:		1955
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creditline:			The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
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culture:	Sweden, Vastanvik, Leksand, 20th century
technique:	handprinted plain weave linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* Lisbet Jobs (Swedish, 1909–1961)  - designer
Born in 1909 in the Swedish province Dalarna, Lisbet was the fifth child in the creatively-endowed Jobs family. In 1925 she enrolled in the Tekniska Skolen in Stockholm where she studied industrial art, design and illustration, ultimately graduating in 1930 with a focus in ceramics. Four years later she established the Jobs Ceramics and Textiles firm in Stockholm. Throughout the 1930s, Lisbet with her sister Gocken displayed her ceramics and textiles at world fairs including in Paris (1937), New York (1939), and San Francisco (1939). Lisbet also exhibited in the important exhibitions<em> Svensk form </em>(1942) and <em>När skönheten kom till byn</em> (1945) which were central to establishing the Swedish Modern Design movement. In the 1940s, Lisbet’s textile designs began being produced by her brother Peer’s newly-established press, Jobs Handtryck.
* Jobs Handtryck (Swedish, est. 1944)  - manufacturer
Established by Peer Jobs (1913-1989) in 1944, this Dalarna-based textile press specialized in manufacturing designs by Peer’s sisters Lisbet Jobs (1909-1961) and Ingrid “Gocken” Jobs (1914-1995). The press also collaborated with Leksand’s Handicrafts Association (Leksands Hemsljödsforening). As of 2019, the press operates out of Västanvik, Sweden.
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measurements: Overall: 90.2 x 73.7 cm (35 1/2 x 29 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Flowers in Art
	opening date:   1965-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>Flowers in Art</i>. Karamu House (organizer) (June 30-September 30, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	purchased from Elizabeth Hanna Imports
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fun fact:
The vase motif within this design refers to Jobs’s initial training as a ceramicist.

digital description:
This mid-1900s design harkens back to royal Swedish taste around 1800. The subdued pastel color palette is distinctly Gustavian, referring to the reigns of two Swedish kings named Gustav in the late 1700s. The flower vase is evocative of ceramics produced by the Gustavsberg Porcelain Company in the 1800s and popular among Sweden’s aristocracy.

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