Detail View: The AMICA Library: Magnum
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.85.26
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Anderson Win Ms.
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Creator Name:
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Larsen Jack
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Creator Name:
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Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Nationality:
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United States
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Role:
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Producer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1922 - 1922
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Creator Dates/Places:
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born 1927
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Win Anderson
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Jack Lenor Larsen
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
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Title:
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Magnum
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1970
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Creation Start Date:
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1970
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Creation End Date:
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1970
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Materials and Techniques:
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Cotton, vinyl, nylon, polyester, mylar; machine embroidery
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Classification Term:
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Textiles
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Dimensions:
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63 x 51 in. (160.02 x 129.54 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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85.26
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Charles M. Senseman
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Exhibition History:
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'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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.16851c.tif
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