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Platinum Design Competition

Platinum Design Competition

This year Johnson Matthey Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of platinum group metals, in cooperation with the Society of North...
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Sandra Bonazoli

Sandra Bonazoli

Obsession and desire, whetted and starved by a society inundated with images of perfection and the elusive satisfaction concomitant with...
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Bill Ruth and Susan Mahlstedt

Bill Ruth and Susan Mahlstedt

So much of contemporary culture is filled with apropriations, reconstructions, and fragmented borrowings from our past that that past seems...
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Notable Exhibitions

Notable Exhibitions

The Fine Art of the Tin Can OXOXO Gallery Baltimore, MD April 12 – May 31, 1996 Found object jewelry...
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Observations: Ben Cunningham

Observations: Ben Cunningham

Ben Cunningham considers the complex histories of the uses and functions of metals and jewelry, that in a lesser artists...
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Observations: David Clifford

Observations: David Clifford

David Clifford, a recent graduate of California College of Arts and Crafts, has added a new twist to recycling. Seeking...
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A New Method for Gilding Silver

A New Method for Gilding Silver

A New Method for Gilding Silver A variety of methods for gilding silver surfaces have been used in the past....
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Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil

Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil

Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil, which opened in early 1987, is the only gallery in Canada devoted exclusively to the exhibition and...
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Metalsmith ’94 Summer: Book Reviews

This article is a book review published in the 1994 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing "Hydralic Die Forming...
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Metalsmith ’98 Spring: Book Reviews

This article is a book review published in the 1998 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing "Object and Ornament:...
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Metalsmith ’92 Spring: Book Reviews

This article is a book review of 2 books in the 1990 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine including Victorian...
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Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Book Reviews

Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Book Reviews

This article is a book review published in the 1992 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing "Contemporary American Jewelry...
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Metalsmith ’94 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’94 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’96 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’96 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’94 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’94 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith 1994 Exhibition

Metalsmith 1994 Exhibition

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 1994 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Claire Sanford, Wright...
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Metalsmith 1995 Exhibition

Metalsmith 1995 Exhibition

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 1995 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Sandra Bonazoli, Craig...
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Metalsmith 1996 Exhibition

Metalsmith 1996 Exhibition

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the [YEAR] Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Ken Loeber, Kate...
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Metalsmith 2003 Exhibition

Metalsmith 2003 Exhibition

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 2003 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Pamela Argentieri, Michal...
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Metalsmith 1997 Exhibition

Metalsmith 1997 Exhibition

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 1997 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Greg Campbell, David...
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Metalsmith ’93 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’93 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’94 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’94 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’94 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’94 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’95 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’95 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’95 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’95 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’95 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’95 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’95 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’95 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’96 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’96 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’96 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’96 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’96 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’96 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’97 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’97 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’97 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’97 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’97 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’97 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’98 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’98 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1998 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’98 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’98 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1998 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’92 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’92 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1992 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’93 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’93 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’93 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’93 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’93 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’93 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the [year] [season] issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’92 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’92 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the [year] [season] issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’83 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’83 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1983 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’92 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’92 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1992 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’91 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’91 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Winter issue of the...
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Body Art Exhibition

Body Art Exhibition

"Body Art Exhibition," an exhibition sponsored by Security Pacific Corporation, on view from September 8 to October 21, 1990, was...
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Caroline Broadhead: Jewelry and Beyond

Caroline Broadhead: Jewelry and Beyond

Deborah Norton interviewed Caroline Broadhead regarding her recent retrospective at the Crafts Council in London and her recent change from...
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Metalsmith ’91 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’91 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’91 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’91 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Spring issue of the...
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Galleries: Rezac Gallery – Conceptual Relationships

Galleries: Rezac Gallery – Conceptual Relationships

Rezac Gallery, a space devoted to avant-garde jewelry and decorative arts, opened in May, 1988 on West Superior Street in...
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Metalsmith ’91 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’91 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Fall issue of the...
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In Memory of Adda Husted-Andersen, 1900-1990

In Memory of Adda Husted-Andersen, 1900-1990

On September 13, 1990, Adda Husted-Andersen, familiarly known as Andy, died in Copenhagen, Denmark, her native land. She was a...
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Metalsmith ’90 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’90 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’90 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’90 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’90 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’90 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Fall issue of the...
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The Economics of Ornamenta 1

The Economics of Ornamenta 1 is a letter by Dr. Joachim Becker, Mayor of the City of Pforzheim, stating what...
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Ornamenta 1 : International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry

Ornamenta 1 : International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry

This article is an overview  and contain details for Ornamenta 1:  International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry held on September 30...
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Metalsmith ’90 Spring: Book Reviews

This article is a book review of 3 books from 3 authors in the 1990 Spring issue of the Metalsmith...
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Metalsmith ’90 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’90 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Winter issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’89 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’89 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’89 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’89 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Summer issue of the...
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Projects of Exploration: Honor Something Ordinary

Projects of Exploration: Honor Something Ordinary

This is the fifth in a series of projects for students. These projects were created to provide a forum in...
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Metalsmith ’89 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’89 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’89 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’89 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Winter issue of the...
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John Iversen: Carved Color

John Iversen: Carved Color

Joseph Albers, a colorist par excellence, always said that in visual perception a color is almost never seen as it...
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Metalsmith ’88 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’88 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Winter issue of the...
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Mark Jordan: Hero with a Thousand Eyes

Mark Jordan: Hero with a Thousand Eyes

The Transparency Theory has long maintained an indomitable position at the core of any philosophy of art. Simply expressed, the...
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Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Book Reviews

Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Book Reviews

This article is for book reviews for the books "Jewelry by Architects", "The Jewellery of René Lalique", "Jewelry 7000 Years"...
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Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’88 Spring: Book Reviews

This article reviews three books “ American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition” and “Art Aurea” and "The Eloquent Object" published in...
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Metalsmith ’88 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’88 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Spring issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’88 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’88 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Fall issue of the...
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John Prip/Jack Prip: Arrangements of Changeable Form

John Prip/Jack Prip: Arrangements of Changeable Form

This past year, we were treated to a major retrospective of the work of John Prip in an exhibition that...
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Metalsmith ’87 Winter: International Exhibitions

Metalsmith ’87 Winter: International Exhibitions

This article showcases various international exhibitions and competitions in the form of collected exhibition reports published in the 1987 Summer ...
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Metalsmith ’87 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’87 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Winter issue of the...
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Conversation with Stanley Lechtzin on Olaf Skoogfors

Conversation with Stanley Lechtzin on Olaf Skoogfors

This is an excerpt from an interview with Stanley Lechtzin about the life of Olaf Skoogfors. Olaf Skoogfors and Stanley...
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Metalsmith ’87 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’87 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Summer issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’87 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’87 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Spring issue of the...
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Van LeBus: Folk Artist

Van LeBus: Folk Artist

Naive, primitive, anonymous, magical are characteristics that often accompany our image of the folk artist. In reality, he is an...
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Metalsmith ’87 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’87 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Fall issue of the...
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Metalsmith ’86 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’86 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Winter issue of...
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Metalsmith ’86 Spring: Book Reviews

This article showcases book reviews for "The Art of the Jeweler", "Bead Setting Diamonds, with Pavé Applications", "Custom Knifemaking: 10...
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Metalsmith ’86 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’86 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Spring issue of...
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Metalsmith ’86 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’86 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Fall issue of...
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Metalsmith ’85 Winter: Book Reviews

This article showcases the book reviews for "Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists" by Glenice Lesley Matthews and "The Nature and Art of...
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Metalsmith ’85 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’85 Winter: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Winter issue of...
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Metalsmith ’85 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’85 Summer: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Summer issue of...
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Metalsmith ’85 Spring: Book Reviews

This article showcases the book reviews for "Diamond Setting: The Professional Approach" and "Contemporary Jewellery: The Americas, Australia, Europe and...
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Metalsmith ’85 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’85 Spring: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Spring issue of...
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Metalsmith ’85 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

Metalsmith ’85 Fall: Exhibition Reviews

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Fall issue of...
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The Civil War Chess Set

The Civil War Chess Set

Richly detailed portrait sculptures of great American heroes—in solid pewter, solid brass and fine enamels. An heirloom chess set to...
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Master Metalsmith Irena Brynner

Master Metalsmith Irena Brynner

The following text is edited from two interviews taped in 1982 with Irena Brynner, one by Dorothy Van Arsdale in...
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25th Sterling Design Competition

25th Sterling Design Competition

This article features the 25th Sterling Design Competition held at Lever House, New York City on May 30-June 19, 1984....
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57th Annual National High School Art Exhibition

57th Annual National High School Art Exhibition

This article features the 57th Annual National High School Art Exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery and School of Art,...
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1983 SNAG Platinum Jewelry Design Competition

1983 SNAG Platinum Jewelry Design Competition

This year Johnson Matthey Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of platinum group metals, in cooperation with the Society of North...
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