Form & Function
 American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970

by Marbeth Schon

A beautiful full color book by Marbeth Schon, titled Form & Function, American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 - 1970, published by Schiffer, Ltd., accompanies two major upcoming exhibits of American modernist jewelry: one at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the other at the School of Creative Arts at the University of St. Francis, also in Fort Wayne. 

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art's exhibit is titled American Modernist Jewelry, 1940 – 1970 and will run from May 3rd  to August 24th , 2008. The opening event is Friday night, May 2nd and Marbeth Schon will be giving a presentation using photographs and information from the fore mentioned book.

 


 

 

Sam Kramer

Sash buckle with detachable brooch; sterling silver, patinated copper, jade, citrine; 6-1/4” high x 4” wide.

Collection of Ken Dukoff, thedukoffcollection.com, photograph by Paul J. Toussaint.
 

The exhibit at the University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts titled The Modernist Movement and Beyond: The Works of Peter and Daniel Macchiarini / Earl and Tod Pardon will run from May 2nd to May 30. The opening is also Friday evening, May 2nd and there will be shuttle service between the two facilities. San Francisco jeweler, Daniel Macchiarini will be giving a presentation and workshop at St. Francis School of Creative Arts.

 

This will be the first major jewelry exhibit of its kind to show only modernist jewelry from such a broad group of artists.  Over fifty collectors and living jewelers have consigned some of the best examples of modernist jewelry from 1940 – 1970.  As well as jewelry will be sculpture by Jose de Rivera and Peter Macchiarini.

 

Original photographic portraits of many of the artists will be featured along with the jewelry and a video presentation of interviews with artists will run during the exhibit.