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Bertil Vallien

Swedish artist, designer and sculptor (born 1938)
Person human Q477256

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
January 17, 1938
Place of birth
Stockholm
Country of citizenship
Sweden[6]
Occupation
designer, sculptor, glass artist
Employer
Gustavsberg porcelain[7]
Educated at
Konstfack, University of Southern California[8]
Award received
Prince Eugen Medal, honorary degree[9][10]
Spouse
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Official website
www.bertilvallien.se, www.bertilvallien.nu[14][15]
Student of
Stig Lindberg[16]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[31]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[30]
Described by source
Svenskt konstnärslexikon[18]
Family name
Vallien[12]
Floruit
2018[17]
Given name
Bertil[13]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum, Eretz Israel Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Groninger Museum[24][25][26][27][28][29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Craft, NADD Wikidata project, WikiProject Museum of Glass[20][21][22]
P14750
7A41-47FC-F57C-9FEF-50D4[32]
Participant in
Museum of Glass Visiting Artist Residency[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bertil Vallien he ברטיל ואליין he ואליין, ברטיל ko 베르틸 발리엔
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000082284617
VIAF cluster ID
50026847
Library of Congress authority ID
no95021707
GND ID
119037300
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bertil Vallien, 2018.jpg ↗
ARTIC artist ID
59528
AbART person ID
137413
Artist-info artist ID
35616
Artists of the World ID
00311684
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
VallienBertil1938-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
131884086
Boijmans artist ID
32768
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Christie's creator ID
53885
DACS ID (2022)
006011
DACS ID (former)
293445cc-6ae3-df11-a7d5-002264c49834
DDB person (GND) ID
119037300
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036379375
FAST ID
355278
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121fw5v2
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Bertil_Vallien
IdRef ID
16549803X
Instagram username
bertilvallien
Invaluable.com person ID
qygoqmiht6
Japan Search name ID
バーティル・ヴァリーン
KulturNav-ID
06dc98cc-e87b-4459-8495-374e7cc4f6be
Lex ID
Bertil_Vallien
Libris-URI
mkz26zq50qwvh3l
Met Constituent ID
147415
Museum-digital ID
200161
NE.se ID
bertil-vallien
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
13023
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007509745805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000261759
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
156496658
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
2820
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
13419
RKDartists ID
304560
Runeberg author ID
valliber
SBN author ID
VEAV043073
SELIBR ID
319115
Swedish Signaturer.se ID
BertilVallien
Union List of Artist Names ID
500478026
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtH7VWJjKV46cCjvDv8md
Yale LUX ID
person/c95ab54c-e036-4fb2-8a75-7bf4fb6b9603
Yle topic ID
18-360991

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Summary

Bertil Vallien was born on January 17, 1938[1], in Stockholm[2]. He has worked as a designer[3], sculptor[4], and glass artist[5].

FAQs

Where was Bertil Vallien born?

Bertil Vallien was born in Stockholm[2].

What did Bertil Vallien do for work?

Bertil Vallien worked as a designer[3], sculptor[4], and glass artist[5].

Where did Bertil Vallien go to school?

Bertil Vallien was educated at University of Southern California[8].

What awards did Bertil Vallien receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal[9] and honorary degree[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se:443. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se:443. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . collection.nationalmuseum.se:443. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se:443. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se:443. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . contempglass.org. contempglass.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . boijmans.nl. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . online collection of the Groninger Museum. Retrieved . groningermuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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