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Irena Brynner
Irena F. Brynner, also known as Irene Bryner (1917–2003), was a Russian-born American sculptor, jewelry designer, mezzo-soprano singer, and author. Early life Irena Brynner was born in 1917 in the city of Vladivostok in Primorsky Krai, Russia. She was raised in a Manchuria-based Russian naval base, with her cousin, the actor Yul Brynner. She studied art at the Lausanne Cantonale Art School (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland. She had lived in Dairen (now Dalian) and Peking (now Beijing), China. Her father had worked as a Swiss consul in China, and after his death in 1942, the Japanese government denounced him as a spy working for other governments. As a result, she and her mother fled and eventually landed in San Francisco in 1946. Career In San Francisco, she studied with Ralph Stackpole and Michael von Meyer, who exposed Brynner to Modernism and abstract art. Brynner attended the California Labor School (CLS), and studied ceramics and drawing. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladivostok
Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area of , with a population of 600,871 residents as of 2021. Vladivostok is the second-largest city in the Far Eastern Federal District, as well as the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk. Shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Aigun, the city was founded on July 2, 1860 as a Russian military outpost on formerly Chinese land. In 1872, the main Russian naval base on the Pacific Ocean was transferred to the city, stimulating the growth of modern Vladivostok. After the outbreak of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Vladivostok was Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, occupied in 1918 by White Russian and Allies_of_World_War_I, Allied forces, the last of whom from Japan were not withdrawn until 1922; by that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consul (representative)
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries. A consul is distinguished from an ambassador, the latter being a representative from one head of state to another, but both have a form of immunity. There can be only one ambassador from one country to another, representing the first country's head of state to that of the second, and their duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries; however, there may be several consuls, one in each of several major cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad and to the citizens of the country in which the consul resides who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A less common usage is an administrative con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Craft Council
The American Craft Council (ACC) is a national non-profit organization that champions craft based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb, the council hosts national craft shows and conferences, publishes a quarterly magazine called American Craft and a quarterly journal called ''American Craft Inquiry'', maintains an extensive awards program, and is home to a comprehensive library and archives. History In 1939, philanthropist and social advocate Aileen Osborn Webb formed the Handcraft Cooperative League of America, an affiliation of craft groups organized to develop markets in metropolitan areas for rural craftsmen. The same year, the American Handcraft Council was formed in Delaware by Anne Morgan, a friend and neighbor of Webb. In 1940, Webb's League opens a cooperative retail venue called America House at 7 East 54th Street in Manhattan. In 1941, they publish a first, untitled issue of what would later become the magazine ''Craft Horizons''. In 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Núñez Del Prado
Marina Núñez del Prado (17 October 1910 – 9 September 1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor. Marina Núñez del Prado was one of the most respected sculptors from Latin America. Núñez del Prado based many of her sculptures off of the female form as well as taking inspiration from animals and landscapes native to Bolivia. Her work is highly sensuous, with rolling curves. She carved from native Bolivian woods, as well as black granite, alabaster, basalt and white onyx. Perhaps one of her most famous works is "White Venus" (1960), a stylized female body in white onyx. Another celebrated work is "Mother and Child," sculpted in white onyx. Indigenous Bolivian cultures inspired much of her work.Over de kunstenaar: Marina Nunez del Prado. ''Galeries.NL.'' (retrieved 11 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HemisFair '68
HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair (or International Exposition) held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6 through October 6, 1968. Local businessman and civic leader, Jerome K. Harris Sr., coined the name HemisFair and conceived the idea for the fair, hoping it would unite all the cultures that comprise San Antonio and solidify the city's reputation as a cultural and historic destination. With help from commisioner Henry B. Gonzales and other San Antonio leaders, the fair materialized and helped transform the city from a cowtown to one of the largest cities in the country. The theme of the fair was "The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas", celebrating the many nations which settled the region. The fair was held in 1968 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio in 1718. More than thirty nations and fifteen corporations hosted pavilions at the fair. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) which oversees World's Fairs and Expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost-wax Casting
Lost-wax casting (also called "investment casting", "precision casting", or ''cire perdue'' which has been adopted into English from the French, ) is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture (often silver, gold, brass, or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture. Intricate works can be achieved by this method. The oldest known examples of this technique are approximately 6,500-year-old (4550–4450 BC) and attributed to gold artefacts found at Bulgaria's Varna Necropolis. A copper amulet from Mehrgarh, Indus Valley civilization, in Pakistan, is dated to circa 4,000 BC. Cast copper objects, found in the Nahal Mishmar hoard in southern Israel, which belong to the Chalcolithic period (4500–3500 BC), are estimated, from carbon-14 dating, to date to circa 3500 BC. In Other examples from somewhat later periods are from Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. Lost-wax casting was widespread in Europe until the 18th century, when a piece-moulding process came to predomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Allison
Vera A. Allison (1902–1993) also known as Vera Gaethke, was an American Modernist jeweler, and abstract painter. She was a co-founder of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, a non-profit, arts educational organization. Allison had lived in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Mill Valley in California; and in San Cristobal, New Mexico. Early life and education Vera Allison was born December 5, 1902, in San Francisco. She attended University of California, Berkeley (U.C. Berkeley), where she received a B.A. degree in Art. In 1929, she married painter and printmaker George Gaethke (1898–1982), and they had a child. Career After graduation, she travelled in Europe and made paintings in oil paint and watercolors. When she returned to San Francisco, Allison worked as a commercial designer at Foster & Kleiser advertising company. When she was returning to work after a period of maternity leave, Allison took adult education classes in jewelry and studied under Loyola Lawson Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Renk
Merry Renk (born Mary Ruth Gibbs; July 8, 1921 – June 17, 2012), also known as Merry Renk-Curtis, was an American jewelry designer, metalsmith, sculptor and painter. In 1951, she helped to found the Metal Arts Guild (MAG), and served as its president in 1954. Biography Mary Ruth Gibbs was born on July 8, 1921, in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey. From 1939 until 1941, she attended the Mercer County Community College, Trenton School of Industrial Arts to study painting. In 1946, she moved to Chicago and enrolled in the IIT Institute of Design, studying industrial design. Between 1947 and 1948, Renk co-founded 750 Studio at 750 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago with Olive Oliver and Mary Jo Slick. They lived in the back of the building, which they renovated. 750 Studio is credited as "the first contemporary arts and crafts gallery in America to show abstract art". The gallery showed works by well-known artists including Henry Miller, László Moholy-Nagy, Harry Calla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret De Patta
Margaret De Patta ('' née'' Strong; 1903–1964) was an American jewelry designer and educator, active in the mid-century jewelry movement. Early life and education She was born in 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, and grew up in San Diego, California. De Patta attended the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts from 1921 until 1923. Then from 1923 to 1925 she attended the San Francisco Art Institute (formally known as California School of Fine Arts) and studied sculpture and painting. In 1926 until 1929, De Patta received a scholarship to attend the Art Students League of New York, where she encountered the work of the European avant-garde. She later returned to San Francisco and apprenticed with Armin Hairenian at the Art Copper Shop, as well as taught herself the art of jewelry-making. Career Her innovative jewelry was influenced by the "Bauhaus school, constructivism, and democratic ideals". She married Sam De Patta in 1929. De Patta first began experimenting with jewelry in 1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Resnikoff
Florence Lisa Resnikoff ( Herman; 1920–2013) was an American artist and educator in the fields of metals and jewelry. Early life and education Florence Lisa Herman was born in 1920 in Fort Worth, Texas. She began making jewelry in 1948 while attending the Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting, affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago, in Saugatuck, Michigan. In 1951, she was a founding member of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, an organization led by Margaret De Patta. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in 1967 in sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts); and an M.A. degree in 1973 from San Jose State University. She had studied under Bob Winston at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Career Resnikoff's early designs were cast or constructed designs that followed the principles of the modernistsmaterials and function defined the character of the piece. However, unlike the modernists, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron August Wilson
Byron August Wilson (1918–1992) was an American mid-20th century artist and educator, known for his jewelry design. Life Wilson was born in Alameda, California. Although self-taught, he gained recognition for his jewelry design and art during the California studio jewelry movement in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In 1951, Wilson was one of the founding member of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco. Margaret De Patta, another founding member, had an influence on his work. In 1956, the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC) hired him to teach in the metal arts department, where he worked for 26 years. With the help of students, he established CCAC's first metal foundry. During this period, he also worked as a claims inspector for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Wilson's art incorporated geometric shapes formed from materials such as ebony wood and ivory. He also made use of unconventional casting methods to create his metal pieces. In 1981, Byron Wilson filed a patent for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Winston (jeweler)
Charles Robert Winston (1915–2003) was an American jeweler, sculptor, and educator. He was known for his organic forms and sculptural jewelry in 1950s and 1960s. Winston was a co-founder of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, a non-profit, arts educational organization. In 1997, he was honored as a Fellow of the American Craft Council. Biography Winston taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) from c. 1942 to 1956. His students included Florence Resnikoff, Irena Brynner, and Robert Dhaemers. He has been credited with reviving (within the period of 1950s Modernism) the metalsmith processes of lost-wax casting, and centrifugal casting. In 1951, he was featured on the television program "Art in Your Life" by the San Francisco Art Museum (now San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), where he described his mobile sculpture making process. Winston created public play sculpture named, "Oakland Monster" or "Mid Century Monster" (1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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