BOOK LOOK
"American Jewelry"
divides its featured
pieces into chapters
on Americana,
Nature, Pastimes,
Humor and High Style.
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Blue Butterfly, Joel Arthur Rosenthal (JAR), circa 1987,
Montana sapphires, diamonds, silver and gold
Necklace,
Louis Comfort Tiffany,
Tiffany & Co., 1918,
Indian-style gold
and green enamel
pendant with sapphires,
Bejeweled
rubies and emeralds
BY GAIL ZIMMERMAN , CREATIVE EDITOR
A
nyone who loves jewelry will adore
and culture over the last 150 years.
Masterpieces of American Jewelry (Running
Older jewelry pieces, such as animal brooches set
Press; $29.95). The book, a companion vol-
with diamonds, reflect America's fascination with nature
ume to a recent exhibit at the American Folk Art
during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pieces
Museum in New York City, celebrates the unique
from the 1950s express America's love affair with glam-
attributes of American jewelry as a reflection of an
our and Hollywood film. American sports fans showed
entire culture.
their devotion to special teams by wearing jewelry in
Written by Judith Price,
their honor.
president of the National
Many of the pieces (more than 100 full-color photos
Jewelry Institute, a nonprofit
adorn the book) are by renowned jewelers
organization established to cre-
— from Herman Marcus to
ate and support exhibitions
Harry Winston to
of the most important
Joel Arthur Rosenthal.
jewelry of the 18th,
"Jewelry should be like archi-
19th and 20th centuries,
tecture for the body — well
Masterpieces explains how
designed, reflecting your personal
Birds in Flight Brooch,
jewelry itself chronicled
aesthetic and more interesting each time
Marcus & Co., 1940, moonstones,
the changes within American society, arts
rubies, diamonds, rose gold
you look at it," writes Price.
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