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Saturday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers

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Happy Saturday POU!  The last featuree for this week's topic isn't exactly "black"...or maybe....or...ok, what is "born in Kenya to an East African Asian 'traditional muslim' father and Japanese American 'free spirited hippie' mother, raised in Kansas"?? He could only be in the arts or President with a background like that huh? Zia Sachedina (CNN) A Kenyan-born … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers

Wednesday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers

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Good Morning POU! Bill Smith is a fashion and jewelry designer who was the first black recipient of a Coty Award for his designs. He has designed for a number of companies, including costume jewelry for Coro and Richelieu, leather goods for Mark Cross, furs for Ben Kahn, along with designing jewelry for Cartier. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers

Tuesday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers

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Good Morning POU! Today's featured jeweler is a true artist and I am determined to own one of his vintage pieces before the year is over. Art Smith (1917–1982) was one of the leading modernist jewelers of the mid-20th century. Smith's jewelry has been described as: Inspired by surrealism, biomorphicism, and primitivism ... dynamic in its size and form. Many of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers