The story of American counterculture from the perspective of jewelry-making 
The zeitgeist of 1960s and 1970s USA condensed in book form\nIn the 1960s and 1970s, a generation of young Americans rejected the promise of prosperity and the suburban dream embraced by their parents. Furious about the war in Vietnam, fighting for civil rights at home, and eagerly exploring the effects of psychedelic drugs, the delights of free love, and the mystical teachings of eastern religions, thousands followed the advice to "turn on, tune in, drop out," bringing about a counterculture in the process. For many American jewelers, these events and values found their way into the studio, as well as affecting how they lived, worked, and loved. Jewelers, like other studio craftspeople, rode the wave of popularity for the hand-made and authentic that was at the heart of the counterculture.\nIn Flux is the story of how their jewelry contributed to the raucous, contradictory, and enthusiastic clamor for a new kind of society that made the 1960s and 1970s so extraordinary.

In Flux: American Jewelry and the Counterculture

Arts & Photography

Cummins, Susan

Skinner, Damian

Strauss, Cindi

Graphic Design

Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt

The first monograph on acclaimed Pacific Northwest jewelry artist Laurie Hall Includes work from the 1970s to the present 
For more than four decades, jewelry artist and educator Laurie Hall has been making stories the subject of her work. Her playful, often whimsical jewelry made with found objects is about the places she lives, the landscapes that fill her imagination, her family history, and her ideas of what it is to be an American. As a jeweler, Hall never plays it safe, preferring to fly by the seat of her pants and push her skills and technical knowledge. Her work is part of numerous private and public collections including The Museum of Art and Design in NYC, The Tacoma Art Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She is a product of the jewelry histories that make the Pacific Northwest unique within the larger story of American contemporary jewelry. Featuring 58 images of Hall's jewelry spanning the period from 1974 to 2019, this book explores why she is an important maker whose practice deserves to be more widely known.

North by Northwest: The Jewelry of Laurie Hall

Individual Artists

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