Podcasts Arts Jewelry Journey Podcast Episode 13: The Legacy of Boston Jewelry with Dr. Emily Stoehrer, Rita J. Kaplan & Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Episode 13: The Legacy of Boston Jewelry with Dr. Emily Stoehrer, Rita J. Kaplan & Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 9 a.m.

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Dr. Emily Stoehrer is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, where she oversees a collection that spans 6,000 years and includes more than 22,000 objects. Over the last decade, Emily has curated numerous exhibitions at MFA Boston, lectured internationally on jewelry-related subjects, and taught courses on fashion and design.

Most recently, Emily co-curated \\u201cBoston Made: Arts and Crafts Jewelry and Metalwork\\u201d and co-authored the related publication\\xa0Arts and Crafts Jewelry in Boston: Frank Gardner Hale and His Circle. She was also a contributor to\\xa0Maker as Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry\\xa0and\\xa0On and Off: Jewelry in the Wider Cultural Field.

Emily is a member of the board of directors for the Society of North American Goldsmiths and is currently writing a book on jewelry and celebrity culture. She has a Ph.D. in Humanities from Salve Regina University and a master\\u2019s degree in Fashion & Textile Studies from Fashion Institute of Technology.

What you\\u2019ll learn in this episode:

  • How MFA Boston came to be one of the few museums in the United States to have a jewelry curator.
  • The inspiration behind the \\u201cBoston Made: Arts and Crafts Jewelry and Metalwork\\u201d exhibit and the process for bringing it to life.
  • How the historical Boston Arts and Crafts scene developed its own bold and unique jewelry style.
  • How the recent \\u201cPast Is Present\\u201d exhibition highlighted MFA Boston\\u2019s revival jewelry collection.
  • Advice for starting out in the field of jewelry history and curation.

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