Join us for "They Did What?!" Mid-Twentieth Century Studio Jewelers and How Their Groundbreaking Work Continues to Shape the Field Today, a lecture focused on the work of  jewelers: Art Smith, Margaret De Potta, Alexander Calder, Merry Renk, Margret Craver, Sam Kramer, Miyé Matsukata and Winifred Mason.

This lecture, by studio jeweler and Professor Heather White, explores important developments in art jewelry from the middle of the twentieth century to the present. The jewelers included in the lecture have deep ties to the Northeast, and many lived, worked, or studied in Boston and New York.

White will discuss how these pioneers of jewelry helped lay the foundation for contemporary studio jewelers working today. These early practitioners shared a passion for technical, conceptual, and formal innovations that set them apart from commercial jewelers of their time. The lecture points to the ways in which these artists challenged the limited scope of jewelry and revolutionized adornment.

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