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Lance Lawlor
Lance Lawlor Lithograph "Design in Black & White" Geometric Abstract

1990s

$1,450
£1,100.82
€1,259.10
CA$2,025.86
A$2,253.20
CHF 1,176.55
MX$27,419.03
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DKK 9,397.13
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"Design in Black & White" is a lithograph by the well-known Michigan designer Lance Lawlor. He was a Master of linear and decorative design and this print displays the talent for which he was sought after. Lance Stephen Lawlor was born January 6, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a BFA in 1975 from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. He was a student of world renown costume designers of the 1930s-1950s, especially Adrian Adolph Greenberg (Dinner At Eight, Grand Hotel), Orry George Kelly (Casablanca, Now, Voyager), and Edith Head (Rear Window, Vertigo). Throughout the 1980s, he was a costume designer for Ann Arbor Civic Theater (The Late Christopher Bean, The Boyfriend) and University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society. From 1986-87, Lance served as a costume technician in the University of Michigan theater department. Lawlor enjoyed a variety of pursuits, including floral design, furniture restoration, and decorative painting, eventually settling into a life-long career as an Interior Designer. He had an unerring eye for color, fabric and proportions, and attracted both commercial and residential clients from California, Florida, Connecticut, Chicago, Mexico, Mackinac Island, and all over Michigan. He worked on diverse projects, including many professional offices, salons, Liberty Sports Club, and with the Iroquois Hotel on Mackinac Island for eighteen years. He had the gift of using humor to direct clients, many of whom became friends, to a better design decision with such lines as, "You have two choices, and one of them is wrong." He left a lasting legacy of beautifully designed spaces and warm and welcoming homes. Lance loved opulence in contemporary and traditional style, gardens, art, beauty, Northern Michigan, and a solidly made cocktail. Measurements for Lithograph without frame: 24 " h x 18" w. It is signed and numbered 47/80.
  • Creator:
    Lance Lawlor (1952 - 2020)
  • Creation Year:
    1990s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Detroit, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU128616123922

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