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Wolf Trap Theater Curtain
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Jack Larsen ; Coral Stephens Ltd. ; Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.
Date

1971
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Wolf Trap Theater Curtain, Jack Larsen ; Coral Stephens Ltd. ; Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.
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When Larsen was commissioned to design the stage curtain for the Wolf Trap Theater in Virginia, the company worked with Coral Stephens, head of a handweaving studio in Swaziland. The Swazi weavers had already produced a series of casement fabrics for the Larsen line and used handspun mohair yarns. In 1971 the cloth was the largest Swazi export.
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Medium: Textiles, Textile-Woven Fabric | Mohair, nylon
Size: overall: 172 x 50 in. (436.88 x 127 cm)
Creation Place: Africa, Swaziland
Culture: Africa, Swaziland
Style: 20th century
Physical Description: Horizontal stripes of varying width in yellows, oranges and browns; handwoven with weft looping (handspun mohair with nylon warp) Machine hem 4.5 - 5" both ends. Horizontal stripes of varying width in yellows, oranges and browns; handwoven with weft looping (handspun mohair with nylon warp)
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Cowtan & Tout, Inc.
Accession Number: 99.1.970
Artist: Jack Larsen, American, born 1927
Role: Designer
Nationality:
Life Dates: American, born 1927

Artist: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc., New York, est. 1952
Role: Producer
Nationality:
Life Dates: New York, est. 1952

Artist: Coral Stephens Ltd., South Africa
Role: Mill
Nationality: South Africa
Life Dates: South Africa
Added to Site: March 1, 2009
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