Hertha Hillfon

Hertha Hillfon (1921-2013), considered one of the 20th century’s foremost Swedish artists, was
a prolific sculptor with an incredibly diverse oeuvre. Using up to two tons of clay per year,
Hilfon produced sculptures in styles ranging from the accessible and figural to the complex,
innovative and abstract, and in sizes miniature to monumental. Although her works cannot be
relegated to one genre, it can be said that Hilfon approached all of her projects with consistent
vigor and passion.

In her lifetime, Hillfon was the recipient of several prestigious prizes including the Lunning Prize
in 1962. Hilfon was also a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1971, where she was
granted professorship. Her works are represented in the collections of numerous museums,
including The Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, The Kyoto Museum, Nordenfjeldske Kunst
Industrial Museum, The Graz Museum and the Rhösska Museum in Gothenburg. Her many
public works include a ceramic installation in the Elite Park Avenue Hotel in Gothenburg, Frida
the Rabbit (1978), bronze, Obstacle Torp Alley / Västerby hill in Rinkeby, Stockholm, Wind
Daughter (1979), Mask in ceramic, upper foyer of the Berwald Hall in Stockholm, Musa (1983),
ceramic sculpture in Sölvesborgs library, a tribute to Dag Wiren (about 1987), sculpture in
Örebro Concert Hall, sculptures and reliefs in ceramics, subway station Danderyd Hospital and
Astrid Lindgren (1996), bronze, outside Junibacken on Djurgården in Stockholm.

Submitted by Hostler Burrows x HB381