Doria II, 1963
Wool; woven fabricexpand_more
Gift of Cowtan & Tout, Inc.expand_more 99.1.235.18
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Jack Lenor Larsen is a weaver. When he established his design studio in 1952, his emphasis was the creation of unique, high quality, hand-woven fabrics. Larsen was quickly recognized for his innovative use of unusual textures and materials as well as his masterful sense of color, and weaves remained the foundation of the firm's production for nearly fifty years.
The Great Color of China collection featured sixteen different weave patterns, including highly textured plain weaves of handspun cotton, complex doubleweaves with geometric patterning, durable twills and luxurious velvets. Only three of those weaves were new introductions: Brocade, China Fret and Peking. The others were proven performers such as Doria II, which had been in the Larsen line since 1955, or relative newcomers like Carrickmacross, which came out in 1969 as part of the Irish Awakening collection. Although the colorways of the weaves generally followed the muted palette of the frescoes, they also incorporated brighter hues of marigold, yellow, and aquamarine as accent colors.
Details
- Title
- Doria II
- Artist Life
- New York, est. 1952
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 99.1.235.18
- Curator Approved
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