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Jean Schlumberger : the Rachel Lambert Mellon collection from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Title
- Jean Schlumberger : the Rachel Lambert Mellon collection from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts / Kristie Couser, Curatorial Assistant for Works on Paper, Clark Art Institute, Former Curatorial Assistant for the Mellon Collections, VMFA.
- Author
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
- Publication
- Richmond, Virginia : VMFA, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2018.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | NK7398.S356 A4 2018 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 106 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
- Summary
- Famous for his inventive interpretations of animal and botanical subjects, artist-jeweler Jean Schlumberger (1907-1987) played a key role in 20th-century fashion with his vibrant sculptural designs for whimsical jewelry and accessories. After beginning his career crafting costume jewelry for designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1930s Paris, Schlumberger opened his own private salon at Tiffany & Co. in the mid-1950s and began attracting celebrity clients, including Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn, and Jacqueline Kennedy. This stylish catalogue presents highlights from the unrivaled collection of Schlumberger's work given to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by horticulturist, philanthropist, and longtime supporter of the museum Rachel Lambert Mellon. Both commissioned and collected by Mrs. Mellon, these magnificent cigarette cases, pill boxes, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, and objets d'art celebrate the shared passions that united artist and patron: love of nature, dedication to perfection and beauty, and clarity of vision.
- Subjects
- Jewelry > Private collections
- Art objects > Private collections
- Mellon, Paul, Mrs
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Mellon, Paul, Mrs > Art collections > Exhibitions
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibitions
- Virginia > Richmond
- Exhibition catalogs
- Jewelry > Private collections > Virginia > Richmond > Exhibitions
- Art > Private collections
- Schlumberger, Jean, 1877-1968 > Exhibitions
- Art objects > Private collections > Virginia > Richmond > Exhibitions
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- "Exhibition curated by Kristie Couser and Dr. Mitchell Merling, Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art, VMFA."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- An exceptional collection -- Jean Schlumberger -- Tiffany & Co. transformed -- Ready-to-wear -- Pearls -- The boldest brooches -- Boxes, woven & witty -- Underwater fantasies -- One-of-a-kind objects -- Precious stones -- Celestial radiance -- A passion for the garden.
- ISBN
- 9780300238747
- 0300238746
- LCCN
- 2018029991
- OCLC
- on1043303971
- 1043303971
- SCSB-9239379
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries