Jack Lenor Larsen

Jack Lenor Larsen
Jack Lenor Larsen
	Larsen circa 1978
Born	August 5, 1927; Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 22, 2020 (aged 93); East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Washington; Cranbrook Academy of Art;
Known for	Textile design
Notable work	Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.; LongHouse Reserve (1992);

Jack Lenor Larsen (August 5, 1927 – December 22, 2020) was an American textile designer, author, collector and promoter of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship. Through his career he was noted for bringing fabric patterns and textiles to go with modernist architecture and furnishings. Some of his works are part of permanent collections at prominent museums including Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Art Institute of Chicago,Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Louvre, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which has his most significant archive.

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