Name/TitleResource pack: Lana MacKinnon
About this objectTwo folders containing prints of designs by post-war Scottish textile designer Lana MacKinnon (1924-1968) as well as printed photographs and related documentation, e.g. press articles.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper and card
MeasurementsH: 322 x W: 225 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsTextiles
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://classictextiles.com/lana-mackinnon:
Lana MacKinnon studied at Edinburgh Collage of Art, where she was a contemporary of Eduardo Paolozzi, and obtained a Diploma in Design and Crafts in 1945. Lana created fabrics for both fashion and interiors, working for Cresta Silks, Horrockses and Ascher before her career was cut short by her death at the age of 44. In 1946 Lana was included in the 'Britain can make it' exhibition in London, where she showed with other prominent designers such as Ernest Race. A member of the Royal Scottish Society of painters, Lana also specialised in book illustration, most notably Margaret Lusty's 'The Foundations of our Society' 1966. Her designs are being reproduced with the permission of her two sons Nicholas and Christopher Gilmour.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeResource pack
Object numberGWL-2021-32
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved