Free. Registration \;required.
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Registration will open one month before the event.
Join Diane C. Wright\, S enior Curator of Glass and Contemporary Craft at the Toledo Museum of Art \, for a journey in jewels that spans nearly a century and crosses contin ents\, from Manhattan to Paris to Los Angeles. Discover how these hundred years transformed the ways American and European women moved through the world\, purchased jewelry\, and expressed themselves through what they w ore. Each remarkable jewel has a story—sometimes many—linking visionary m akers\, legendary wearers\, and moments of dazzling glamour. From inventi ve designers to Hollywood icons\, this talk invites you into a world of j ewels where history\, style\, and glamour meet. \;
\nPlease joi n us for the lecture from 2–3 p.m. in Fath Auditorium with light refreshm ents to follow from 3–4 p.m. in the Marek Family Commons. \;
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\nDiane C. Wright is Senior Curator of Glass and Con temporary Craft at the Toledo Museum of Art. With more than 20 years of e xperience in contemporary and craft-based practices\, she is interested i n artists who explore and express their ideas through a mastery of materi als such as ceramics\, fiber\, metals\, and glass. She has championed a w ide range of voices through exhibitions and acquisitions\, including Beth Lipman\, Matt Wedel\, Sibylle Peretti\, Amber Cowan\, Lenore Tawney\, Vi ola Frey\, Katsuyo Aoki\, Wangechi Mutu\, Joyce Scott and Elizabeth Talfo rd Scott\, Josiah McElheny\, Claire Falkenstein\, Deborah Czeresko\, and Olga de Amaral. She is also a recognized scholar of Tiffany Studios’ stai ned-glass windows and mosaics. \; \;
\nWright’s most recen t project\, Radiance and Reverie: Jewels from the Collection of Neil Lane \, explores a century of glamorous jewelry\, taking you on a journey from 19th-century Paris to present-day Hollywood. The exhibition is accompani ed by a catalog featuring lavish new photography and will travel to venue s across the United States. \; \;
\nWright has held positi ons at Blair House\, The Corning Museum of Glass\, Pilchuck Glass School\ , the Chrysler Museum of Art\, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She h olds an MA in the history of decorative arts from Parsons the New School for Design and is originally from Los Angeles. \; \;
\nimage credit: Meta Overbeck (American\, 1881–1946) \;under the dir ection of Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany &\; Co. \;(est. 1837\, United States) \;Necklace and earrings 1920s gold\, sapphire\, green garnet\, enamel \;
\nIf you need accessibility accommodations\ , please contact us in advance at \;access@cincyart.org \;or fill out the \;accessib ility request form. \;
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