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Elyse Zorn was born on July 21, 1950 in New York, United States. Daughter of Edgar Seymour Zorn and Ruthellen (Schlanger) Strain.
(Now there is finally a reference source for collector's o...)
Now there is finally a reference source for collector's of bisque and china children figurines! Whether you collect one type of figurine such as Snow Babies, Kewpies or Piano Babies or children figurines in general this book is for you. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 color photographs, this book offers a lot of practical information, illustrations of marks, the origins of each category, related collectibles and lists of manufacturers. In addition, the author provides you with guidelines on what to look for when purchasing figurines and a useful price guide! A reference source the children figurine collector will use over and over!
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(One of the hardest tasks facing new and expecting parents...)
One of the hardest tasks facing new and expecting parents is getting organized--both before and after the baby comes. Now there's help, in the form of an invaluable new checklist book that provides organization for all aspects of baby's and parents' lives, from prenatal to toddler stages.
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This unique and invaluable guide provides a total organizing system containing essential and practical information. Focusing on the specific needs of black parents and their babies, The Complete African-American Baby Checklist will allow you to care for your new baby with confidence and without stress. This book covers every aspect of babycare.
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(The best study of Arts and Crafts-style jewelry and metal...)
The best study of Arts and Crafts-style jewelry and metalwork to date. Hundreds of beautiful pieces of jewelry are illustrated; their history, characteristics, materials, motifs, influences, and makers' marks are traced. Biographical sketches are provided for the most influential British designers/jewelers/metalworkers.
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(A new perspective on woman’s role in the world of art jew...)
A new perspective on woman’s role in the world of art jewelry at the turn of the twentieth century—from Art Nouveau in France and the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, to Jugendstil in Germany and Austria, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York, and American Arts and Crafts in Chicago—and the most extensive survey to date of the sheer diversity and beauty of art jewelry during this period. Accompanying a groundbreaking exhibition at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, this lavishly illustrated catalog showcases nearly two hundred stunning pieces from the Driehaus Collection and prominent national collections, many of which have never been seen by the public. Women were not only the intended wearers of art jewelry during the early twentieth century, but also an essential part of its creation. Their work—boldly artistic, exquisitely detailed, hand wrought, and inspired by nature—is now widely sought after by collectors and museums alike. From the world’s first independent female jewelry makers, to the woman as artistic motif, this jewelry reflected rapid changes in definitions of femininity and social norms. Essays by noted scholars explore five different areas of jewelry design and fabrication, and discuss the important female figures and historic social milieu associated with these movements—from the suffragists and the Rational Dress Society in England; to the Wiener Werkstätte and Gustav Klimt; and the Art Nouveau masters René Lalique and Alphonse Mucha, who depicted otherworldly women in jewelry for equally fascinating patrons like Sarah Bernhardt. The essays are illustrated by historic photographs and decorative arts of the period as well as the extraordinary pieces themselves: hair combs, bracelets, brooches, and tiaras executed in moonstones, translucent horn, enamel, opals, aquamarines, and much more. As Driehaus writes in his introduction to Maker & Muse, “Essential as these elements are, the metal and gemstones of a necklace—or a brooch or a bracelet—are like a canvas. It is the designer who evokes true greatness, beauty, and value from them. Neither monumental nor mass-produced, the object contains a memory of a particular artist’s skilled hand.”
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("A new, imperishable beauty," was how the artist and arch...)
"A new, imperishable beauty," was how the artist and architect Henry van de Velde described it. European Art Nouveau jewelry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries embraced a new aesthetic characterized by sensuous forms, dramatic imagery and vivid symbolism. Many of the designers associated with the movement sought their inspiration not in traditional jewelry, but in the work of the pre-Raphaelites and Impressionists and in the arts of Japan. Rejecting the rigid naturalism typical of European decorative arts, designers such as René Lalique and Henry van de Velde, and the artists of the German Jugenstil and Austrian Wiener Sezession movements, created ornaments that expressed the spirit and freedom of the era. These artists and designers adopted a free-flowing line and asymmetrical format that invigorated their work and set it apart, while their use of natural motifs and of the female form imbued their creations with energy, sensuality and dreamy mysticism. But underlying the undeniable exuberance of these works was a fin-de-sicle edginess that endows this period with inexhaustible fascination. With nearly 120 ornaments from a single private collection--the finest of its type in America--Imperishable Beauty features all of the major designers and jewelers from this groundbreaking era. Paintings, prints, posters and textiles fill out the presentation, making this book as rich and intoxicating as the aesthetic it portrays.
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(With the shuttle program coming to an end there is renewe...)
With the shuttle program coming to an end there is renewed interest and a nostalgic feeling for the NASA space program from its inception in the 1960s. Today the media is consumed with news about well-known entrepreneurs and private firms making strides in commercial space travel. The time seems perfect to capture the public s imagination. OUT OF THIS WORLD! JEWELRY IN THE SPACE AGE is a companion catalogue to the exhibition of the same name, and features more than 70 full-color photographs of jewelry and objects related to space exploration, introduced and written by Elyse Zorn Karlin, guest curator of the exhibit. The catalogue depicts the many ways that jewelry and space are connected in our cultural heritage. It features jewelry made from stones such as meteorite that come from outer space; jewelry incorporating materials initially developed for space exploration, such as polymer, titanium and dichroic glass; space-themed jewelry, such as the recurring Halley s Comet jewelry; mid-century jewelry inspired by the launching of Sputnik and the beginning of the space race; jewelry flown into space on missions; and jewelry with space themes being made by contemporary firms and artists. The catalogue contains a complete listing of objects in the exhibition, and provides an historical context for how space has captured the imagination of man as represented in jewelry from ancient times to today. The exhibition, Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age is on view at The Forbes Galleries in New York City from March 16, 2013 through September 7, 2013.
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curator writer jewelry historian
Elyse Zorn was born on July 21, 1950 in New York, United States. Daughter of Edgar Seymour Zorn and Ruthellen (Schlanger) Strain.
Elyse studied at the University of Missouri. In 1972 Elyse became a Bachelor of Journalism.
Co-Director, Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts, Curator, Jewelry Historian, Journalist
Past President, American Society of Jewelry Historians
Marketing Consultant
Reporter McGraw-Hill Public Company, Boston,
Assistant to president Silton/Turner Advertising,
Associate marketing manager MLI Industries, Watertown, MA
Associate manager director mail sales Higher Education Harris & Company, Boston
Senior accountant executive Ayer Direct, New York City, 1983-1985.
Accountant supervisor Kobs & Brady Advertising
Senior vice president management supervisor, Dancer Fitzgerald Sample Direct (Saatchi & Saatchi)
Chairman Direct Marketing Cooperative.
(A new perspective on woman’s role in the world of art jew...)
(Now there is finally a reference source for collector's o...)
(With the shuttle program coming to an end there is renewe...)
(One of the hardest tasks facing new and expecting parents...)
(This unique and invaluable guide provides a total organiz...)
("A new, imperishable beauty," was how the artist and arch...)
(The best study of Arts and Crafts-style jewelry and metal...)
Author: Massachusetts No-Fault Divorce Kit, Massachusetts Will Kit, The Best Baby Checklist, Children Figurines of Bisque and Chinawares, 1850-1950, The Complete Baby Checklist -- An Organizing System for Parents, Jewelry and Metalwork of the Arts and Crafts Tradition, Maker and Muse: Women and Early 20th Century Art Jewelry (editor), Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, co-suthor Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry, Contributing editor Collectors, Clocks and Jewelery Magazine, Heritage, others.
Member American Society Journalists & Authors, National Writer's Union, American Society Jewelry Appraisers, Victorian Society, Jewelry Historians Society. Decorative Arts Society, British Decorative Arts Society, Art Jewelry Forum, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Maryland Historical Society
Elyse married to Andrew Karlin on 12 September in 1982. They have a child: Harris Karlin.
Elyse married to Eric Hoffman on 20 March in 2016. Two step-daughters Sara Hoffman, Bonnie Cox.