Marik Vos-Lundh

Vos-Lundh was born on June 3, 1923, in Petrograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, to a Russian mother and a Swedish father. In 1932, her family emigrated to Sweden. At the age of twelve, she decided to become a set designer after being fully captivated by theater since her childhood. In spite of the 1940s' lack of professional training in scenic design, she pursued courses that she believed would improve her crafting skills. She enrolled at the Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in 1939 to study decorative painting, perspective theory, and watercolor; she graduated in 1943. Between 1942 and 1944, she also attended the Otte Skölds School of Painting and worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (a.k.a. Dramaten) to immerse herself in scenography. ==Career==

in Cries and Whispers, designed by Vos-Lundh. White gowns contrasted against a crimson red background was a key color motif in the film. Vos-Lundh began her professional career in 1944 when she joined the Dramaten, a faithful commitment that lasted for 40 years. Her first major theater credit came with creating the sets for Olof Molander's 1946 production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. In 1984, Vos-Lundh detailed her experiences making costumes for the film in the book Dräkterna i dramat: mitt år med Fanny och Alexander. ==Other ventures==

Besides her acclaimed professional work on stage and screen, Vos-Lundh was known for her community activism. She was elected a member of the Nya Idun, a Swedish women's cultural association, in 1960, and she served as the society's chairman from 1977 to 1980. In the 1980s, after leaving Stockholm to settle down in Vamlingbo, she became involved in Suderlamm, a local environmental protection project that included wool production and created further job opportunities for women. Among other activities, she also participated in her community's religious life, serving as a churchwarden at Vamlingbo Church. == Selected film credits ==