Be-dazzled: 'Cartier and America' on view
- February 09, 2010 12:53
On 1st Dibs, Anthony Barzilay Freund interviews curator Martin Chapman, of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, about the comprehensive exhibition "Cartier and America" (thru April 18). Read how American taste evolved in decorative arts and jewelry design from the neo-Byzantine styles preferred in the era of Louis Comfort Tiffany to the extravagant 1950s diamond and ruby suite worn by actress Elizabeth Taylor.