"From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith" Exhibition
Brooklyn Museum
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This exhibition honors the gift of twenty-one pieces of silver and gold jewelry created by the Brooklyn-reared modernist jeweler Arthur Smith (1917–1982), primarily from Charles Russell, Smith’s companion and heir.
The presentation of Art Smith jewelry is enhanced by archival material from the artist’s estate, such as sketches, the original shop sign, Smith’s tools, and period photographs of models wearing the jewelry, along with thirty pieces of modernist jewelry from the permanent collection by such artists as Elsa Freund, Claire Falkenstein, Ed Weiner, and Frank Rebajes.
[Image: Art Smith “Modern Cuff” (1948) Bracelet]
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Schedule
from May 14, 2008 to May 17, 2009