Women's Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers - Hardcover

Taragin, Davira; Ward, Alex; English, Helen W. Drutt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555952704 ISBN 13: 9781555952709

Publisher: Hudson Hills, 2006

Synopsis

Documenting a leading international collaboration between The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, this publication and its accompanying touring exhibition present the first comprehensive study of Israeli contemporary jewelry by focusing on the careers of four of its leading women jewelers: Bianca Eshel-Gershuni, Vered Kaminski, Esther Knobel, and Deganit Stern Schocken. Each of these artists has played a major role in forging an Israeli identity in the contemporary jewelry movement, one that is distinctive from Europe and America. In fact, their work has brought international recognition to a country that has been largely unrecognized for its contribution to contemporary jewelry. While all four jewelers have looked abroad for inspiration and participated in Europe's New Jewelry movement with its focus on nonprecious materials, their work is uniquely autobiographical, reflecting that all are women, wives, and mothers living in Israel and all are strongly impacted by its culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Davira S. Taragin is Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Racine Art Museum. Alex Ward is Curator of Design and Architecture, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Helen W. Drutt English is an independent curator, art historian, and collector.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hudson Hills
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1555952704
• ISBN 13: 9781555952709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128