Maker & Muse is the poetic title of the current exhibition at the Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Focused entirely on twentieth-century art jewelry, the show includes some impressive and spectacular pieces. From Louis Comfort Tiffany in the US to Wiener Werkstätte for the Jugendstil movement (German and Austrian works of the Art Nouveau), the museum offers some heart-fluttering works of art for the body. Now through January of 2016.
Image courtesy of the Driehaus Museum.
Images from left to right:
Frederick James Partridge (English, 1877-1942) for Liberty & Co. (English, established 1875), Tiara with Corn Design, c. 1900. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. Photograph by John A. Faier, 2014, © The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
René Lalique (French, 1860-1945), Winged Sylph Brooch, c. 1900. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by John A. Faier, 2014, © The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
Mrs. Philip (Charlotte) Newman (English, 1840-1927), Aquamarine Necklace in original box, c. 1890. Collection of Tereza M. M. Driehaus. Photograph by John A. Faier, 2014, © The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.