Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection

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Studio jewelry dissolves the modern distinction between decorative and fine arts. The 60 pieces in this lively volume, collected by Donna Schneier and donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, were created primarily from the early 1960s to the present day and show a fluid engagement with various traditions in jewelry-making―from old masterworks to contemporary pieces―as well as various 20th-century art movements such as Conceptual art, Arte Povera, and Surrealism. 
 
Unique by Design draws attention to these dazzling small works of art, have never before been published. Although these pieces incorporate a variety of materials, ranging from the precious to the ordinary, they share some common traits that reflect the collector’s tastes: wit, elegance, fantasy, imagination, social observation, and technical virtuosity. Above all, these works were made to be worn and to create a dynamic engagement with a body.
 
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(05/13/14–08/31/14)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 15, 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300208766
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300208764
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.52 x 0.33 x 9.04 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,088,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #218 in Jewelry Design (Books) #465 in Antique & Collectible Jewelry (Books) #2,012 in Decorative Arts
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