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Maestros de Plata Sneak Preview by Patrick Kapty
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Maestros de Plata Sneak Preview by Patrick Kapty
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Over 400 pieces of Mexican silver jewelry and objects have been gathered together from some of the very best collections in the world to present the most complete and comprehensive presentation on this topic ever mounted. | |
| Literally years in the planning and preparation by Penny Morrill, author of Silver Masters of Mexico and co-author of Mexican Silver, Maestros de Plata promises to be a feast par excellence for lovers of 20th century Mexican silver design. | |
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| The accompanying catalog of the same title will be available early this fall, and promises to become the bible for lovers of Mexican silver everywhere. The coffee table size volume, to be published by Abrams in all their glossy glory, will be lavishly illustrated with full color photographs of every item in the exhibition, as well as many that were not included due to space constraints. |
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| The book will also include the scholarly efforts of several recognized experts in the field, as follows: Penny Morrill: Renaissance - Transformation John W. Scott: William Spratling in New Orleans - The 1920s Helen Delpar: Mexico and Taxco, 1920 - 1940: Meccas for North Americans Adriana Williams: Covarrubias, Spratling, and Davis Jaime Castrejon: Spratling and the Taxquenians Gobi Stromberg: Origins and Development of the Taxco Silver Industry Christie Romero: Mexican Metalsmithing Techniques Patrick Kapty: The Matter of Taxco Jill Crawford: Reflections of a Collector Phyllis Goddard: William Spratling: His Hallmarks and Stylistic Development |
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The opening weekend festivities will include a gala opening party on the evening of October 4, by invitation only, a day-long symposium with an international slate of speakers on October 5, and the public opening of October 6. The symposium is open to the public on a first-come first-served basis, there is no charge other than the regular museum admission, and will include a special viewing of the exhibition prior to the public opening. | |
| The line up for the symposium is as follows: Sigi Pineda - speaker Wolmar Castillo - speaker Phyllis Goddard - speaker Christie Romero - speaker Patrick Kapty - speaker Penny Morrill - chair |
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Please click here for further information about the symposium, and the exhibition. | |
| For those not able to attend the opening festivities, the exhibition will be travelling to other museums across the country, and perhaps internationally, so check back here for the upcoming dates and locations as they are announced. However, for lovers of Mexican silver, this is an event not to be missed! |
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Article by Patrick Kapty |
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Photographs courtesy of Phyllis Goddard of SpratlingSilver.com,
and collections of Jill Crawford
web design by Marbeth Schon
Copyright © Modern Silver magazine 2002
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