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Decorative Arts: "Modern Cuff" Bracelet | Modernist jewelry, Art smith, Artistic jewelry

A large cuff formed from a single sheet of metal with rounded corners that is cut nearly in half and bent in opposite directions. Three silver wires with flattened ends are soldered to the back of each section of the cuff and bent in opposite directions to pierce the top spine. Patination is used on the solid sections of the cuff to define the overlapping wires.

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Honorable Jewel Divo Alert: Art Smith the First African American Jewelry Designer | Art smith, Modernist jewelry, African american jewelry

Arthur Smith was born in Cuba to Jamaican parents in 1917. In 1920, his family settled in Brooklyn, NY, where he honed his artistic talents. He was awarded a scholarship to Cooper Union for the A…

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Brooklyn Museum: From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith | Modernist jewelry, Jewelry art, Jewelry inspiration

This exhibition honors the gift of twenty-one pieces of silver and gold jewelry created by the Brooklyn-reared modernist jeweler Arthur Smith (1917–1982), primarily from Charles Russell, Smith’s companion and heir.

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