Date of Interview: November 17, 2009
Location of Interview: Stephanie Zollinger's Office University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Length of Transcript: 20 pages
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Biographical Summary
Lotus Stack grew up in California. She has a Studio Arts degree in Ceramics with a Minor in History from San Francisco State University. Stack later moved to Minnesota and taught at the Weavers Guild. She began her career as an intern at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts working her way up to Curator of Textiles. While working at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Stack was instrumental in bringing the Jack Lenor Larsen archive to Minneapolis. Stack is a former president of The Textile Society of America.
Interview Topics
Stack talks about Jack Lenor Larsen’s first fabric donation to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Jack Lenor Larsen as an innovator; Jack Lenor Larsen’s contribution to the field; Jack Lenor Larsen as the public relations man; the struggle to save the Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated company archive; bringing the archive to Minneapolis; the cataloging process; and Jack Lenor Larsen’s lasting influence.
Hills of Home (1971) Paradise Regained Collection 98.022.479
Samarkand (1968) Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan Collection 98.022.451
Funding for these oral histories was provided by a Craft Research Fund Grant from the University of North Carolina, Asheville Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.
