BESSIE JAMIESON: EARRINGS
1st: Set with a pear-shaped sapphire and half-pearl surmount, 2nd: Of open hoop design and granulated finish, 1st: signed Jamieson, 2nd: signed Jamieson Kulicke, lengths: 1st 2.8cm, 2nd 2.1cm (2)
Footnotes:
Bessie Jamieson studied jewellery making at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and the Crafts Student League before being apprenticed with Robert Kulicke and Jean Stark at Kulicke-Stark Academy of Jewelry Art. After training in classical techniques, including gold granulation, chain-making and lapidary techniques, she taught at Kulicke-Stark until 1987, when she founded the Jewelry Arts Institute, continuing the traditions of Kulicke-Stark, where she remained, eventually becoming a director until her departure in 2009. All of her jewellery is hand-made. She is represented by Davis and Langdale Gallery, 231 E. 60th ST. in New York where she also holds an annual show.