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Simple by Design: Arts & Crafts Silver and Jewelry

“Joy in Labour: Nineteenth-century Craft Revival”

Interesting fact: the Arts & Crafts movement in America was not invented by hipsters in Brooklyn. Born as a radical response to Victorian excess and rampant industrialization, the Arts & Crafts Movement prompted a revival of handcraftmanship and an idealistic philosophy of reform in both life and work, a philosophy that is very much alive today. This two-part series will examine the effects of this pioneering movement on the work of silversmiths and jewelers.

In today’s talk beginning in Victorian Britain, cradle of the Industrial Revolution, we will explore the roots of the movement and the role of such figures as John Ruskin and William Morris in reviving handcraftmanship after a century of economic and social upheaval. Among the British designers to be discussed are C. R. Ashbee and his Guild of Handicraft and Archibald Knox, whose work for Liberty & Co. brought him international acclaim.











When: Tue., Apr. 5, 2016 at 11:00 am
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave.
212-535-7710
Price: $30, includes museum admission
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“Joy in Labour: Nineteenth-century Craft Revival”

Interesting fact: the Arts & Crafts movement in America was not invented by hipsters in Brooklyn. Born as a radical response to Victorian excess and rampant industrialization, the Arts & Crafts Movement prompted a revival of handcraftmanship and an idealistic philosophy of reform in both life and work, a philosophy that is very much alive today. This two-part series will examine the effects of this pioneering movement on the work of silversmiths and jewelers.

In today’s talk beginning in Victorian Britain, cradle of the Industrial Revolution, we will explore the roots of the movement and the role of such figures as John Ruskin and William Morris in reviving handcraftmanship after a century of economic and social upheaval. Among the British designers to be discussed are C. R. Ashbee and his Guild of Handicraft and Archibald Knox, whose work for Liberty & Co. brought him international acclaim.

Buy tickets/get more info now