Ulrica Hydman Vallien

Ulrica Margareta Hydman Vallien (24 March 1938 – 21 March 2018)[1] was a Swedish artist who specialized in stained glass and decorative painting. In Sweden, she became best known for her vases with motifs of sinuous snakes, tulips and wolves.[2]

Vase by Vallien, created in 1978.

Work
Spirits Vase, 1986

Ulrica Hydman Vallien was the daughter of Stig Johan Hydman and Margit Billberg-Johansson, and lived in Algutsboda. She made her debut as a glass-artist in 1972. As a protest against the conservative artist world she create the "rat bowl".[3] Hydman Vallien was one of only 50 artists chosen to work with British Airways to create designs for aircraft tails, napkins, porcelain, tickets and stationery for the fleet.[4][5] She also took part in the Swedish National Museum exhibition Unga tecknare 1964–1966.[6]

Hydman Vallien's work can be seen at Nationalmuseum,[7] Moderna Museet,[8] Kalmar Konstmuseum,[9] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[10] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[11] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[12] the Chrysler Museum of Art,[13] the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences,[14] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[15] and Göteborgs Konstmuseum.[9]

Tributes
Ulrica Hydman Vallien gata, a street named after the artist in Åfors, Sweden

As a tribute, Ulrica Hydman Valliens gata is a street named after her in Åfors, Sweden. She died in Eriksmala on 21 March 2018, three days before her 80th birthday.[16]

Books
  • Svenskt konstnärslexikon part V, pages 576, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. Libris post 8390293
  • Alfons Hannes Die Sammlung Wolfgang Kermer, Glasmuseum Frauenau: Glas des 20. Jahrhunderts; 50er bis 70er Jahre. Schnell & Steiner, München, Zürich, 1989 (= Bayerische Museen; 9) ISBN 3-7954-0753-2, Pages. 113–114.

References
  1. "Konstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Expressen. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. Ulrica Hydman Vallienn död Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 21 March 2018
  3. Ulrica Hydman Vallien är avliden Sveriges Television Retrieved 21 March 2018
  4. Ulrica Hydman Vallien i glasvision glasvision.se Retrieved 21 March 2018
  5. Ulrica Hydman Vallien - Bukowskis Bukowskis Retrieved 21 March 2018
  6. Ulrica Hydman Vallien - kärleksgud Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 21 March 2018
  7. "Nationalmuseum - Ulrica Hydman-Vallien". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. Moderna museet Retrieved 21 March 2018
  9. Konsten Retrieved 21 March 2018 Archived 3 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "duck". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  11. "Kärleksgudinna (Lovelady) | Hydman-Vallien, Ulrica | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  12. "Exchange: Puppy Nose Lady". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  13. "Chrysler Museum of Art |". Chrysler Museum of Art. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  14. "Bowl, 'Sargasso', glass, designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien for Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1993". collection.maas.museum. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  15. "Vessel". www.dia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  16. "Glaskonstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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