The Great Unknowns #2 -- Margaret Whitmore Vant

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chicagosilver Posts: 227 Registered: Aug 2005	posted 08-21-2010 10:01 AM Not much is known about Margaret Vant (1905 - 1989). According to Inspiring Reform, she was a student of George Hunt, along with Hazel Blake French. A web search says she graduated in 1923 from The St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury Vt. Her work appears rarely on the market, and the few listed pieces have been fairly small. Here's an exception -- and an exceptional 18K gold object: It's large, and complex, and is made of 16 interlocking plaques joined with small loops that allow a bit of movement. The leaves, wirework stems, and blossoms are all handworked in 18K gold, and it contains a dozen faceted open-back bezel-set green citrine stones. It's a real show-stopper, and there have to be other impressive Vant pieces like this out there somewhere. But where are they? And why is there so little written about this wonderful craftsperson? IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 08-21-2010 12:56 PM Listed in Boston Directories from the 1930's through the 1940's as an artist and jeweler. She is listed as a lithographer from at least 1953 and is listed from at least 1958 to 1962 as an artist at the Lithograph Corporation of America in Boston. Here's a couple references that you may use regularly, but if not, they may be helpful: Who Was Who in American Art. Compiled from the original thirty-four volumes of American Art Annual: Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1985. (WhAmArt 1) Who Was Who in American Art. 400 years of artists in America. Second edition. Three volumes. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999. (WhAmArt 2) [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 08-21-2010).] IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 08-21-2010 03:25 PM Stunning piece! ~Cheryl IP: Logged
FredZ Posts: 1070 Registered: Jun 99	posted 08-21-2010 10:24 PM A very impressive piece and her work is rarely seen. It must be very special to see it in person. Thanks for sharing it with us. Fred ------------------ IP: Logged

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