Jack Lenor Larsen Rare and important “Magnum” fabric ca. 1970 Mylar, cotton, vinyl, nylon, polyester. Manufactured by Larsen, New York, USA. Together with hand-written facsimile note with the designer’s thoughts on the design. 284 1/2 x 55 in. (722.6 x 139.7 cm)
Literature Jack Lenor Larsen Jack Lenor Larsen 30 ans de creation, 1981, Paris, front and back covers and n.p.; Kathryn Heisinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 66; Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George H. Marcus, Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook, New York, 1993, p. 258, fig. 328; Jack Lenor Larsen Jack Lenor Larsen a weaver’s memoir, New York, 1998, p. 27; David Revere McFadden and Mildred Constantine, Jack Lenor Larsen Creator and Collector, New York, 2004, pp. 93 and 112, pl. 64 Catalogue Essay “'Magnum’ is probably the most famous of all my designs. Originally created for the (600 yards) curtain of the Phoenix Opera House (think Cochina dolls and mirrored fabrics of India) it is schiffly embroidered over mirrored Mylar. Later, we made limited runs in several colorways until it became too costly.” - Jack Lenor Larsen Hand-written facsimile note, March 16, 2007 Read More
Jack Lenor Larsen Rare and important “Magnum” fabric ca. 1970 Mylar, cotton, vinyl, nylon, polyester. Manufactured by Larsen, New York, USA. Together with hand-written facsimile note with the designer’s thoughts on the design. 284 1/2 x 55 in. (722.6 x 139.7 cm)
Literature Jack Lenor Larsen Jack Lenor Larsen 30 ans de creation, 1981, Paris, front and back covers and n.p.; Kathryn Heisinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 66; Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George H. Marcus, Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook, New York, 1993, p. 258, fig. 328; Jack Lenor Larsen Jack Lenor Larsen a weaver’s memoir, New York, 1998, p. 27; David Revere McFadden and Mildred Constantine, Jack Lenor Larsen Creator and Collector, New York, 2004, pp. 93 and 112, pl. 64 Catalogue Essay “'Magnum’ is probably the most famous of all my designs. Originally created for the (600 yards) curtain of the Phoenix Opera House (think Cochina dolls and mirrored fabrics of India) it is schiffly embroidered over mirrored Mylar. Later, we made limited runs in several colorways until it became too costly.” - Jack Lenor Larsen Hand-written facsimile note, March 16, 2007 Read More
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