Jack Lenor Larsen was an American textile designer, author, collector and promoter of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship who lived from August 5, 1927, to December 22, 2020. He was noted for bringing fabric patterns and textiles to go with modernist architecture and furnishings, and some of his works are part of permanent collections at museums including the Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs at the Louvre, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which holds his most significant archive.
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He was noted for bringing fabric patterns and textiles to go with modernist architecture and furnishings.
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In 1949 he studied ancient Peruvian textiles in Seattle and opened a studio in the city.
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Jack Lenor Larsen (August 5, 1927, December 22, 2020) was an American textile designer, author, collector and promoter of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship.
Practices: Textile Arts, Lead
was an American textile designer, author, collector and promoter of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship
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