Vicken von Post-Börjesson

Hedvig Erika ("Vicken") von Post Börjeson Totten (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1950) was a Swedish ceramicist, sculptor, painter, and illustrator.

Life and career She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts with Gerhard Henning, known for his pieces produced by the Royal Danish Porcelain Factory. She also studied in Paris.

She illustrated the first edition of Laura Fitinghoff’s children's book Children from Frostmofjället (1907). She worked for the Rörstrand Porcelain Factory from the summer of 1915 to 1921, where she modelled approximately thirty figurines that were put into production.

Post Totten opened and operated an art school in Washington D.C. from 1921 to 1941. She had an acclaimed exhibition at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1934. Several U.S. post offices contain New Deal art by Post Totten. Her plaster of Paris mural, "Pastoral of Spencer," was installed in the Spencer, West Virginia Post Office in 1938.

Works by her are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden, and other museums.