Jewelry by Artists: the Daphne Farago Collection June 17, 2007

Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, studio jewelry artists used both precious and nontraditional materials to create one-of-a-kind or limited-edition wearable works of art. This exhibit presents selected highlights from Daphne Farago's outstanding collection of contemporary craft jewelry. With a selection of about 150 objects, the exhibition provides a chronological and thematic survey of studio jewelry in the twentieth century. While demonstrating the breadth of the collection and the variety of artists' approaches to jewelry-making, the show also offers in-depth exploration of works by key artists.