Mona Morales-Schildt

Monica (Mona) Ulrika Morales-Schildt (March 1, 1908 – February 23, 1999) was a Swedish designer and glass artist,^[1] best known for her Ventana series of vases. Morales-Schildt's works are held by various museums in Sweden and internationally.

Mona Morales-Schildt
Died	23 February 1999
Employer	Gustavsberg porcelain (1934–1938)
Spouse(s)	Göran Schildt
Parent(s)	Olallo Morales

Biography

Mona Morales-Schildt with Paolo Venini (Göran Schildt photo)

Mona Morales-Schildt was the daughter of Olallo Morales [sv] and Clary Morales [sv], and sister of Christer Morales [sv].^[2][3] She studied at the Higher Art and Crafts School in Stockholm (Swedish: Högre Konstindustriella Skolan, a predecessor to the University of Arts, Crafts, and Design).^[4] In 1936 she pursued further studies at poster artist Paul Colin's advertising and painting school in Paris.^[5] She worked for Gustavsberg porcelain (1934–1938),^[4] where she was an assistant to Wilhelm Kåge.^[6] She then worked for the ceramics company Arabia (1938–1939), and for the department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK, 1945–1957).^[4] In 1950 Morales-Schildt and her husband visited the Venetian glass artist Paolo Venini in Murano to arrange an exhibition of his work at NK.^[7] From 1958 to 1971 she worked for Kosta glassworks,^[4] where she was the second woman artist to work at the firm, after Tyra Lundgren.^[8]

She is best known for her Ventana series (Spanish: Windows), heavy glass pieces with enclosed layers of pigment. Morales-Schildt began the Ventana series in 1959, and was inspired by Venini.^[7]

Mona Morales-Schildt at Kosta glassworks (Göran Schildt photo)

Her work is held in the collections of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Smålands museum [sv], and Örebro läns museum [sv], as well as the American Swedish Institute in Minnesota, and the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland.^{[1][6][9][10][11][12][13]}

Gallery of works

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  Ventana vase, Smålands museum collection
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  Ventana vase, Smålands museum collection
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  Ventana vase, Smålands museum collection
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  Red glass vase, Smålands museum collection

Personal life

Mona Morales-Schildt was married to the Finnish writer and art historian Göran Schildt from 1941–1964.^[14][15]