Artist: Witt, Barbara Natoli (Contemporary American)
Title: Elaborate finely detailed, beaded and woven necklaces, one with Egyptian theme, the other Floral
Description: Barbara Natoli Witt is a contemporary artist with the rare distinction of having created her own medium. Her unique necklaces blend tapestry techniques to form intriguing webs of colored threads, ancient beads, and gem stones which capture at their centers precious sculptured pieces, artifacts, and heirloom treasures. In the course of her 40-year career she has introduced a new facet of jewelry arts, perpetuating the beauty of the ancient, the ethnic, and the exquisitely quaint within a framework of contemporary beauty and utility. Her work is included in many outstanding collections including the Smithsonian Institution, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, The Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Oakland Museum of California, Newark Museum, and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta.