Lorna Evelyn Shanks, South African cultural organization executive. Member American Institute Graphic Arts (board directors 1979-1982), Type Directors; Club.
Background
Shanks, Lorna Evelyn was born on May 24, 1938 in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. Daughter of Andrew Cunnigham Shanks and Elizabeth Comfort (Bailie) Challinor. Diploma in graphic design Witwatersrand Technology College, Johannesburg, 1959.
Education
Diploma in Graphic Design, Witwatersrand Technology College, Johannesburg, 1959. Postgraduate, Ravensbourne College Art & Design, Bromley, England, 1965.
Career
Graphic designer Henrion Design Associates, London, 1965, Corning Glass Works, New York, 1971—1973. Consultant graphics White House, National Education Association, Washington, 1973—1974. Marketing manager Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Plainview, New York, 1975—1978.
Director International Typeface Corporation, New York City, 1979—1982. Marketing manager Xerox Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1983—1989. Executive director Florence Area Arts Council, South Carolina, from 1989.
Guest lecturer Rhode Island School Design, 1972, 80, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980, Pratt Institute, 1981, Smithsonian Institution, 1981.
Membership
Member of American Institute Graphic Arts (board directors 1979-1982), Type Directors Club.