COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.85.26
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Anderson Win Ms.
Creator Name:
Larsen Jack
Creator Name:
Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
Creator Nationality:
American
Creator Nationality:
American
Creator Nationality:
United States
Creator Role:
Designer
Creator Role:
Designer
Creator Role:
Producer
Creator Dates/Places:
1922 - 1922
Creator Dates/Places:
born 1927
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Win Anderson
Creator Name-CRT:
Jack Lenor Larsen
Creator Name-CRT:
Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
Title:
Magnum
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1970
Creation Start Date:
1970
Creation End Date:
1970
Materials and Techniques:
Cotton, vinyl, nylon, polyester, mylar; machine embroidery
Classification Term:
Textiles
Dimensions:
63 x 51 in. (160.02 x 129.54 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
85.26
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles M. Senseman
Context:
This fabric was designed for the theater curtain at the Phoenix Opera House. The design, seen here in the Flame color way, was also produced in a number of other color variations which included silver and bronze, burnished copper, blue, and yellow.
Jack Lenor Larsen, America's foremoSTTextile designer, is particularly known for his ability to effectively utilize 20th century technology and fibers to express contemporary aesthetics and styles.
Exhibition History:
'Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000' exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in Decorative Arts, New York, from November 13, 2000-February 25, 2001. COURIER REQUIRED.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.16851c.tif
Link To Source
Magnum
