Ros och Lilja (Rose and Lily)

1955–56

Ros och Lilja (Rose and Lily), 1955–56. Hanna Ingrid Elisabet Jobs (Swedish, 1914–1995), Jobs Handtryck (Swedish, est. 1944). Plain weave bleached linen, handprinted; overall: 90.2 x 94.3 cm (35 1/2 x 37 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1956.414 This design was likely conceived when Ingrid “Gocken” Jobs was a student of graphic design at the Konstakademin (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts). Rose and Lily shows a sampling of indigenous Swedish flowers against a black background. The loose floral arrangement is typical of Gocken Jobs’s whimsical style. This design features a single pink rose, which traditionally symbolizes gratitude.