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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 08-27-2008 10:22 AM
  
I know June had an entry in 2002 on Margret Craver, from a lecture on her work at the MFA Boston; but here's a piece we purchased from Craver in 1949, from an exhibition at the Museum. Her mark follows. She considered herself the first American woman silversmith, and produced this bowl as the result of the Handy & Harmon workshops with Baron Erik Flemming in the late 1940s. What I particularly love about this little bowl is that it is hand made, but seeks the sleek perfection of machined silver. It is a final casting off of the arts and crafts fetish of hammer marks. IP: Logged |
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FredZ Posts: 1070 |
posted 08-27-2008 03:53 PM
Thanks for the great image of a piece by a very influencial metalsmith. I believe this is the first time I have seen her maker's mark. Interesting that she considered herself as the First American Woman Silversmith. I wonder if she was unaware of those who preceeded her. Was this statement published and what was the context.
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 08-30-2008 08:56 AM
Actually, it may be in the object file for our bowl, but it may also be something she said to me when we spoke back in the early 1980s. She offered the Museum a fabulous piece she had made in the 1930s, with enameling. We passed on it (to my regret) because we already had one piece by her, and the Art Institute of Chicago bought it. I think part of our conversation included her comment that she was the first woman silversmith. I was aware that there were others who preceded her--all those arts and crafts women--and I wonder why she felt that way. It was probably her generation, and the others had all disappeared into history (all of this was not really revived until the 1990s--Elizabeth Copeland was virtually forgotten until the market made her a celebrity...) IP: Logged |
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FredZ Posts: 1070 |
posted 08-30-2008 09:50 AM
I suspect you are correct about the lack of information on the earlier Arts & Crafts Movement women silversmiths. Craver did much to revive the interest and skills of silversmithing here in the U.S. It would be great to see more examples of her work. Best, IP: Logged |
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