Robert Ebendorf (b. 1938) has been one of the most influential artists in the studio jewellery movement from its beginning in the 1960s to today. His work combines exceptional craftsmanship, acquired through traditional training in gold- and silversmithing, with the inventive use of found objects and other alternative materials such as acrylic and ColorCore. Objects of Affection traces his development from the Scandinavian modernism of his early work to his first use of found objects such as tintype photographs in the 1960s; juxtapositions of coloured acrylic and precious metals in the 1970s; use of found newspaper and other textual elements in the 1980s; his pivotal incorporation of animal parts in the 1990s; and the remixing and further development of many of these approaches in the twenty-first century. Unique features of this highly collectable volume are its special focus on Ebendorfs work of the last two decades, his friendship with collectors Ron Porter and Joe Price, and his activities during his time in North Carolina. Also of note are the inclusion of selected works by graduates and faculty of East Carolina University (ECU) jewellery program that Ebendorf led from 1997 to 2016; preparatory sketches by Ebendorf; and collages included by him in many of the letters and postcards he has written over the course of his career. Many of these letters feature printed ephemera, in addition to sketches. And it is this ephemeral and archival aspect of the PorterPrice Collection which sets it apart from other publications on Ebendorfs work.
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Dimensions: 222 x 292mm
Publication Date: 06 May 2024
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781913875626
About Rebecca E Elliot
Rebecca E. Elliot is assistant curator of craft design and fashion at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte North Carolina USA where she oversees the collection of studio jewellery in addition to working with craft and design in all media. She is the co-author of Craft Across Continents: Contemporary Japanese and Western Objects (2023) and Craft in the Laboratory: The Science of Making Things (2022) is a member of and contributing author to the Art Jewelry Forum and a member of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery. Toni Greenbaum is an art historian specializing in twentieth and twenty-first century jewellery and metalwork. She is the author of the seminal book Messengers of Modernism: American Studio Jewelry 1940-1960 (1996) and a contributing author to numerous books exhibition catalogues and arts publications. Greenbaum lectures nationally and internationally including at Yale University Art Gallery New Haven; Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Museum of Arts and Design New York; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; and is a on the board of directors Art Jewelry Forum; a member of AJF Editorial Advisory Committee and former professor Pratt Institute Brooklyn New York. She lives in New York.