Georg Jensen Jewelry / edited by David A. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, David A.

Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jensen, Georg Arthur, 1866-1935--Exhibitions.

Jensen, Georg Arthur.

Jensen, Georg Arthur, 1866-1935.

Silver jewelry--Exhibitions.

Silver jewelry.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

350 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.

Summary:

The Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866- 1935) first established a worldwide reputation as a designer of flatware, hollowware, and jewelry in the arts and crafts idiom of the early twentieth century, then went on to become a foremost international designer of elegant and refined silver creations in the modernist style. This book surveys his work from his beginnings as a self-taught artist through his apprenticeship to a master silversmith and beyond. His work is highly soughtafter today, and he is considered one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Richly illustrated, the book provides thorough, detailed coverage of the full range of Jensen's jewelry. The contributors to the volume consider Jensen in the context of American modernist jewelry, the significance of the international exhibitions and World's Fairs at which he first promoted his work, and the output of his company, where his own designs and those of current silversmiths working in related styles continue to be produced. Collectors, design historians, and admirers of Jensen's original designs will be delighted with this splendid and wide-ranging display of his work.

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, July 14 - October 16 2005.

Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

ISBN:

0300107064

OCLC:

60371027