Journal

The Jewelry Art Movement, 1940–1980: From Collective Trauma to Artistic Transformation

Between 1940 and 1980, jewelry in America changed forever. A new generation of artists challenged the rules of precious materials, symmetry, technique, and wearability, turning jewelry into a mediu...

Crafting a Nation’s Elegance: The Art of Jewelry in Federal America

A detailed look at jewelry in Federal America after the War of Independence, when neoclassical design, new trade routes, and rising American identity reshaped styles, materials, and symbolis...