Design Museum Displays Silver Jewelry Collection
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK - The Museum of Arts and Design has received a donation of 800 pieces of silver jewelry designed in the 20th century by tribal and ethnic artisans from around the world.
The silver jewelry collection is a gift from Daniel and Serga Nadler, who amassed the silver jewelry pieces over 30 years during expeditions to remote areas of Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Thailand and western United States.
The museum described the silver jewelry collection of unsigned pieces of wearable art as one of the most comprehensive holdings of tribal, ethnic and contemporary jewelry in the world.
"The silver jewelry collection helps underscore our commitment to the idea that design is a universal phenomenon and that ideas in the visual arts are echoed in other parts of the world that most people don't think about," David McFadden, MAD's chief curator, said.
Many of the Nadler pieces were worn by the indigenous people as symbols of status and wealth. All are executed in silver, with a few incorporating amber, coral, turquoise and enamel.
While the majority are decorative, some had practical applications, such as an ornamental enameled brooch used to hold together the clothing of Beni Yenni women in the mountainous region of northern Algeria.
But their "real value is vested in the design," said McFadden.
"Their forms and the techniques have strong reverberations in modern and contemporary jewelry design," he said. "Over the last half century, many, many jewelers have been inspired by this material."
Among the highlights is a pair of silver anklets from India.
The museum, formerly known as the American Craft Museum, is scheduled to move to a new facility on Columbus Circle on Sept. 27. The silver jewelry collection is part of an opening exhibition, "Forward Thinking," including the works of other jewelry artists
Contributed by James Allen Silver Jewelry
NEW YORK - The Museum of Arts and Design has received a donation of 800 pieces of silver jewelry designed in the 20th century by tribal and ethnic artisans from around the world.
The silver jewelry collection is a gift from Daniel and Serga Nadler, who amassed the silver jewelry pieces over 30 years during expeditions to remote areas of Africa, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Thailand and western United States.
The museum described the silver jewelry collection of unsigned pieces of wearable art as one of the most comprehensive holdings of tribal, ethnic and contemporary jewelry in the world.
"The silver jewelry collection helps underscore our commitment to the idea that design is a universal phenomenon and that ideas in the visual arts are echoed in other parts of the world that most people don't think about," David McFadden, MAD's chief curator, said.
Many of the Nadler pieces were worn by the indigenous people as symbols of status and wealth. All are executed in silver, with a few incorporating amber, coral, turquoise and enamel.
While the majority are decorative, some had practical applications, such as an ornamental enameled brooch used to hold together the clothing of Beni Yenni women in the mountainous region of northern Algeria.
But their "real value is vested in the design," said McFadden.
"Their forms and the techniques have strong reverberations in modern and contemporary jewelry design," he said. "Over the last half century, many, many jewelers have been inspired by this material."
Among the highlights is a pair of silver anklets from India.
The museum, formerly known as the American Craft Museum, is scheduled to move to a new facility on Columbus Circle on Sept. 27. The silver jewelry collection is part of an opening exhibition, "Forward Thinking," including the works of other jewelry artists
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