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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 was the daughter of Olallo Morales[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]
and Clary Morales , and sister of Christer Morales .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]
Her work is held in the collections of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Smålands museum , and Örebro läns museum , as well as the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland.[1][6][9][10][11]
Mona Morales-Schildt was married to the Finnish writer and art historian Göran Schildt from 1941–1964.[citation needed]