Monica Rich Kosann is a fine art
black-and-white photographer, who is also the founder of the Monica Rich Kosann a,
jewelry,
home decor and accessory company. Her company produces several different collections: jewelry, image cases, frames and evening bags.
Photography
Kosann is noted for her photography of children and family portraits. Her photography is featured in two books by Sister Carol Ann Nawracaj, ''Treasures from Heaven, the Gift of Children'' (1997), and ''Thank Heaven For Little Girls '' (2001).
[
][
] Kosann's portraits have been published in magazines such as ''Parents'' and ''Child'', and her work has been reviewed in ''
The New York Times'' Home Section and ''
Town & Country''.
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]
Jewelry design
Kosann also specializes in ways to display photos. Kosann began designing photograph frames in 2002 by recycling antique
compact
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s and
cigarette cases. A cigarette case-shaped photograph holder designed by Kosann sells for up to $1450.
Kathy Hilton gave photograph frames for her daughters
Paris and
Nicky
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for Christmas 2005. Kosann has designed image cases and jewelry for
Madonna
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and
Katie Holmes
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Each of her pieces is crafted from sterling
silver,
gold, calfskin leather or glass fired enamel. She launched her collection in 2003, and her pieces were inspired by vintage cigarette cases, powder compacts, lockets and
daguerreotype
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cases that she collected from flea markets and antique shopping.
This collection has been featured editorially in numerous publications including W Jewelry, Departures,
Newsweek,
InStyle,
Town & Country (magazine),
People (magazine)
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, In Touch, the ''
Robb Report'',
ELLE, and LA Confidential. Monica and her work has been featured on
CNBC,
Martha Stewart, ''
E! News'' and ''
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''.
Monica was awarded the Rising Star Award for fine jewelry by Fashion Group International in January, 2010.
Personal life
Monica Rich Kosann was born in
New York City.
[
] Kosann began studying photography at the age of 16 during a summer at the
International Summer Academy of Fine Arts
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, in
Salzburg,
Austria.
She then attended the
International Center of Photography in New York,
Rhode Island School of Design,
École des Arts at the Sorbonne in
Paris. She received a bachelor's degree from
Clark University in
Worcester,
Massachusetts.
Kosann is married to husband Rod, and they have two daughters.
[
] Kosann befriended Nawracaj in 1995, when she went to the Villa Maria Education Center in
Stamford,
Connecticut to take pictures of students for ''Family Circle'' magazine.
Published books
*''Thank Heaven For Little Girls'' (Adams Media Corporation, 2001)
*''The Fine Art of Family'' (MRK Fine Arts, 2004)
*''Living What You Love'' (Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, published April 20, 2010)
References
External links
Official Website - www.monicarichkosann.com
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Paris alumni
Clark University alumni