Speakers

Photo courtesy Tadema Gallery, London
May 15, 2010
Jamie Bennett (Study Day)
Jamie Bennett is a Professor of Art at the State University of New York at
New Paltz and co-directs the department with Professor Myra Mimlitsch-
Gray. He is a three-time recipient of the prestigious National Endowment
for the Arts Fellowship and has received a New York State fellowship
twice, as well as numerous other awards. Mr. Bennett has exhibited
extensively in the U.S. and abroad. His work is in permanent collections
in over twenty museums in the world including The Museum of Art and
Design in New York; The Kunst Museum in Oslo; the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington D.C.; the Gallery of Western Australia in Perth;
and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
One of the pre-eminent enamellists in the world, Jamie's work is known
for its meticulous use of color and ornamentation. His participation in
many pioneering exhibitions such as Jewellery Moves at the National
Museum of Scotland; New Times, New Thinking Jewellery in Europe and
America at the National Museum of Wales; as well as a traveling
museum exhibition of his solo works through 2010, underscore his
influence and impact in contemporary jewelry.
www.newpaltz.edu
John Nels Hatleberg
John Hatleberg is a conceptual gem artist who is the world authority
on creating exact replicas of famous diamonds. Working with the actual gems,
Mr. Hatleberg has created replicas of the Hope, Centenary, Dresden Green, Eureka,
Incomparable, Guinea Star, Portuguese, Blue Heart, Victoria Transvaal, Shah Jahan
Table Cut, Excelsior I, McLean-Duchess of Windsor, Oppenheimer, Millennium Star, "White Lili", Steinmetz Pink, Heart of Eternity, Light of Peace, Jonker, Koh-i-Noor and Wittelsbach-Graff
Diamonds.
DeBeers, the Smithsonian Institution, the South African government and the Dresden Green Vaults have invited this artist to work with their diamonds. Prominent jewelers including Cartier, Chopard, Thomas Farber, Laurence Graff, Robert Mouawad and Harry Winston have enlisted his talents.
Mr. Hatleberg served as a consultant to the Tower of London concerning
the Koh-i-Noor for the permanent display Crowns
and Diamonds. He was
called as a consultant to Christie's for the third edition of Famous
Diamonds and has lectured both alone and with the noted historian Ian Balfour
at Sotheby's. In 2001 he consulted for the landmark Diamants exhibition in Paris.
In 2005 his replica of the original Koh-i-Nor was exhibited at the Natural
History Museum in London, a project that took thirteen years to
realilze. Mr. Hatleberg is highlighted in Christie's book Twentieth
Century Jewelry for his
role as an artist jeweler. His private client jewelry has been
featured in Vogue, Paris Vogue, W, Elle, Town
and Country, TimeOut and on the cover of Vanity
Fair.
www.johnhatleberg.com
Pat Flynn (Study Day)
Pat Flynn is widely recognized artist/goldsmith who has received three
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship grants for his work. His
work has been exhibited at more galleries and museums than we have
room to mention but to name a few: Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin;
Patina Gallery, Santa Fe; National Craft Gallery Kilkenny, Ireland;
92nd Street Y, New York City,Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA;
DeNovo Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, JewelersWerk Galerie, Washington,
D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Rhode Island School of
Design, Providence, R.I.
Mr. Flynn is noted for his ability to combine non-precious materials,
even found objects, with high karat gold and gemstones with grace
and precision. His work is found in the permanent collections of
several of the institutions mentioned above. He is also known as a
gifted teacher.
Pat Flynn says of his work, “What attracts me to my work is the
dichotomy that exists between materials and processes. The wildness
of forging juxtaposed with elegant goldsmithing techniques. I am
interested in the underlying tension that results from combining
disparate materials such as steel and diamonds or gold and steel, in
organic forms. My hope is that my work will go out into the world and
communicate for me.”
www.patflynninc.com
Tom Herman (Study Day)
Since he was a boy, Tom Herman has been an artist. In 1982, he channeled his
artistic talents into his new business, Seven Fingers Jewelers, named for his
own handprint after having lost three fingers as a child in a Minnesota
farming accident. Over the last 30 years, Tom has become a master jewelry
maker, renowned for his talents at working with precious stones, metal
carving, and unique designs.
Tom’s timeless pieces are inspired by organic forms and geometric balance.
In designs that centerpiece precious stones, Tom begins by searching through
piles of opals, agates, or other precious materials to find unique stones
that, in his words, “are able to take on a greater meaning”. With this
vision, Tom cuts each stone and frames it in a way to bring out its natural
beauty.
Not all Tom’s pieces focus on precious stones; his precious metal carving is
spectacular enough to stand alone. Some of his most popular carvings,
including laurel, oak, and ginkgo leaves, have been rendered in earrings,
rings, cufflinks, brooches, and bracelets. Throughout his work, Tom has
cultivated his talents and created pieces of art that will be worn and admired
for many generations to come.
www.sevenfingers.com
Ursula Ilse-Neuman
Ursula Ilse-Neuman joined the Museum of Arts and Design in 1992 and is
presently Curator of Jewelry. She has curated more than thirty exhibitions in
all media, including Elegant Armor: Jewelry from the MAD collection,
GlassWear, Glass in Contemporary Jewelry, currently traveling extensively;
Zero Karats: Jewelry from the Donna Schneier Collection, Radiant Geometries:
Fifteen International Jewelers; Corporal Identity: Body Language 9th Triennial
Exhibition: Form and Content in collaboration with the Museum of Applied Arts
in Frankfurt, Germany; Defining Craft: Collecting for the New Millennium,
Elegant Fantasy: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch, and Bauhaus Workshops:
1919-1933.
Ms. Ilse-Neuman has juried many competitions and is the author of numerous
publications including “Glass in Contemporary Jewelry,” and her
forthcoming book, Inspired Jewelry,” presenting highlights of the Museum of
Arts and Design’s jewelry collection. She is multilingual and has lectured
widely in the United States, Europe and Asia. She has worked collaboratively
with institutions in Europe and Asia and exhibitions she has curated have
traveled extensively in Europe, Japan and Taiwan.
She holds a Masters Degree in the History of Decorative Art, from the
Cooper-Hewitt Museum (The New School) and has completed doctoral studies at
the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and
Culture. She is a member of the Board of Directors of MetalSmith magazine and
her other professional affiliations include the International Curators
Association (ICOM), the Glass Art Society (GAS), the Metropolitan Glass Club
of New York, the Furniture Society, Art Table, and the American Museum
Association (AMA).
www.madmuseum.org
Elyse Zorn Karlin
Elyse Zorn Karlin is the founder and executive editor of Adornment Magazine.
She is
also the author of the definitive book on jewelry of the Arts & Crafts
Movement, Jewelry and Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition and co-author
of Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry. She is author of seven other
books.
Karlin is the past president of The American Society of Jewelry Historians
and was editor of the organization’s newsletter for nine years. She writes
on
jewelry for a number of publications and is a well-known lecturer. She is
co-director of the Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts (ASJRA)
and The Annual Conference on Jewelry & Related Arts. She is listed in Who’s
Who in American Women and Who’s Who in Authors, Writers and Poets.
www.jewelryandrelatedarts.com
www.asjra.net
Yvonne Markowitz
After working as a research fellow in the Egyptian section, Art of the Ancient
World, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Yvonne J. Markowitz was appointed the Rita
J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry. The first curatorship of its
kind in America, Markowitz oversees the museum’s exceptional collection of
jewelry. She is also the past editor of the Journal of the American Society of
Jewelry Historians and the editor of Adornment.
A frequent lecturer, she has published extensively in the area of ancient and
contemporary jewelry and is the co-author of the books Artistic Luxury: Jewels
from the House of Tiffany and Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry. She is
co-director of The Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts and The
Annual Conference on Jewelry & the Related Arts.
www.mfa.org
Harrice Simons Miller
Harrice Miller is an internationally recognized jewelry historian, expert,
consultant, appraiser and dealer in 20th Century vintage and couture
costume jewelry. She is the author of four books about collectible
costume jewelry. Three are illustrated price guides and the fourth is a
coffee table book covering 30 years of Kenneth Jay Lane's career as a
jewelry designer.
In 1995 Harrice pioneered the costume jewelry market for international
auction house Christie’s East with the sale of Period Couture Clothing and
Costume Jewelry. Subsequent to that highly successful auction, Harrice
once again put Christie's East on the map with an important collection of
French couture jewelry by legendary artisan Robert Goossens, designer
for Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior and Grès.
Harrice has been featured on many television and radio broadcasts and
has been the subject of articles in The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, Woman's World, Self,
Art & Auction, Art & Antiques,
Traditional Home and other national publications, in addition to jewelry
and antique trade magazines. She and her jewelry collection were
featured in the April issue of Japanese Vogue and she recently lectured on
the subject of fashion and jewelry at Yale University and Pratt Institute.
Harrice lives and works in New York City, and has traveled frequently to
the major capitals of Europe to buy and sell costume jewelry. She has an
international clientele in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Canada, and
South America.
In 2006 Harrice made a huge career shift and now produces East Indian
classical music concerts in New York City and provides Indian music for
corporate and private events. However, she remains true to her first
passion, vintage costume jewelry, wearing it at every opportunity anddealing
in the very highest end pieces for her select roster of clients.
www.harricemillercollection.com
Dr Jack Ogden
Dr Jack Ogden is Chief Executive of the Gemmological Association of Great
Britain (Gem-A). He is the fourth generation of a well-known British jewelry
business, but after gaining his Gem-A Diploma ('FGA') with distinction in
1971
he entered the consulting field, working with museums, auction houses,
dealers
and collectors worldwide advising within his specialist field of the history
of jewelry materials and technology, with a special focus on problems of
authenticity.
His 1982 book Jewellery of the Ancient World is
still the standard work on ancient jewelry technology. He has recently completed
a study of medieval
Islamic goldsmithing techniques and is currently working on
post-Renaissance jewelry technology. He is vice chairman of the UK Government
Treasure Valuation Committee and an elected Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries of London. Between 1995 and 2000 he was Secretary General to
CIBJO
(The World Jewellery Confederation).
Jennifer Trask (Study Day)
If any artist can capture the essence of nature in jewelry, Jennifer Trask is
certainly high up on the list. Not only do her jewels depict nature in an exquisite
way, they often incorporate it as well–she’s been known to use pre-ban ivory,
Japnese beetles, shells, and snake verterbrae in her jewelry among other unusual
materials. She often incorporates bits of deconstructed antique and period jewels
into her own pieces as well.
Jennifer holds an MFA from the prestigious metals program at SUNY/New Paltz and has had a number of solo exhibitions at galleries including Mobilia Gallery, Sybaris Gallery, and the Andora Gallery. She has been part of group exhibitions at Ornamentum Gallery, The Museum of Arts & Design, New York City, Velvet DaVinci Gallery, Susan Cummins Gallery, Yaw Gallery, and the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Recipient of the Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant, Trask's work is included in the public collections of The Museum of Art and Design in New York; the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., The Arkansas Art Center, and the Rotasa Foundation.
Her work has been featured in American Craft Magazine, Metalsmith
Magazine, The Boston Globe, and Adornment, The Magazine of Jewelry & Related Arts.
www.jennifertrask.com
Janet Zapata
Janet Zapata is an independent scholar and museum consultant,
specializing in jewelry and silver. She received a BA degree in English
from Upsala College and an MA in art history from Rutgers University. She
is the author of The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany; The
Art of Zadora America’s Fabergé; The Jeweled Menagerie and The
Jeweled Garden (2006) with Suzanne Tennenbaum; and Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design with Amanda Vaill.
Ms. Zapata is a frequent contributor to Art & Antiques and The Magazine
Antiques. She has curated several exhibitions including Tiffany: 150
Years of Gems and Jewelry at the American Museum of Natural History in
New York City; The Nature of Diamonds, at the American Museum of
Natural History, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan, Royal
Ontario Museum, Toronto and The Field Museum, Chicago; The Silver of
Tiffany & Co. 1850-1987 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Glitter
and the Gold: Fashioning America’s Jewelry at The Newark Museum;
Jewels of Time at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New
York; Gems of the East and West: The Doris Duke Jewelry Collection at
Rough Point, Newport, Rhode Island; and Capturing the Sublime: The
Enamels of Marilyn Druin at The Newark Museum. Ms. Zapata was
featured on Tiffany: The Mark of Excellence, on the A&E Biography series.
Geza von Habsburg
Dr.
von Habsburg, Archduke Géza of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was born
in Budapest and is the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and
his wife Princess Anna of Saxony, a grandson of King Frederick
Augustus III of Saxony and great-great grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph I of
Austria.
He is a leading authority on Fabergé.
Dr. von Habsburg attended universities in Fribourg and Berne, Switzerland; Munich, Germany; and Florence, Italy, before earning his Ph.D. from the University of Fribourg in 1965. In 1966 he joined the staff of Christie, Manson & Woods Auctioneers as Chairman, Switzerland, overseeing a network of offices throughout Europe. In 1980 he became Chairman of European Operations for the company. Later in his career, he served for four years as Chairman, New York and Geneva, for Habsburg Fine Art International Auctioneers. At both organizations, his work specialized in silver and gold, objects of vertu and Russian art.
Dr. von Habsburg is an internationally renowned author with much of his career devoted to curatorial work for worldwide exhibitions including: Fabergé, Jeweller to the Tsars (1986-87) at Kunsthalle in Munich. Also, while as a Board Member with the Fabergé Arts Foundation, he was Chief Curator of Fabergé, Imperial Court Jeweler (1993-94), which was shownin St. Petersburg, Paris and London. He also served as Guest Curator of Fabergé in America, which toured five cities in the United States (1996-97).
As an educator, Dr. von Habsburg served as an adjunct professor for The New York School of Interior Design, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, and New York University. He is currently a lecturer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Some of his topics include "Princely Collections," "The Habsburgs as Collectors and Patrons of the Arts," and "Celebrated Habsburg Women."
Fluent in seven languages, Dr. von Habsburg joined the Fabergé Co.
in 1994 as a consultant, spokesperson and lecturer. He has authored seven
and co-written two books on Fabergé and related topics, as well as 75 articles
which have been published in various art journals all over the world. In
addition, he has been featured prominently in a Russian film a Japanese
film and two biographies for the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E), all in association with Fabergé. Dr. von Habsburg has also been featured
in the A&E documentary, Treasures of the Habsburgs, and Habsburgs Today on the Romance
Channel.
Information about our fall 2011 event will be posted here at a future
date.