William Spratling revolutionized silver jewellery design in Mexico. Arriving in Taxco in 1929, by 1940 he had over 100 silversmiths producing his enormously popular silver creations. Important figures of the North American literary and art establishment, among them John dos Passos, William Faulkner and Georgia O'Keeffe, purchased his designs and sang his praises. Out of Spratling's workshop emerged many of Mexico's finest silver designers, including Hector Aguilar, Antonio Castillo and his brothers Jorge and Justo, Salvador ...
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William Spratling revolutionized silver jewellery design in Mexico. Arriving in Taxco in 1929, by 1940 he had over 100 silversmiths producing his enormously popular silver creations. Important figures of the North American literary and art establishment, among them John dos Passos, William Faulkner and Georgia O'Keeffe, purchased his designs and sang his praises. Out of Spratling's workshop emerged many of Mexico's finest silver designers, including Hector Aguilar, Antonio Castillo and his brothers Jorge and Justo, Salvador Teran and Antonio Pineda. Their stiking jewellery and hollow-ware in silver - often set with precious stones and pre-Columbian artefacts - are prized collectibles.
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Very Good + 0810932482 4to, 280 pp, VG+ in gilt-stamped black cloth in moderately worn dust jacket. 470 illustrations, including 340 color plates. Uncommon, especially in hardcover. A classic study.
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May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book 280 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Gift inscriptions to the previous owners on the front free and pastedown endpapers. There are no other markings to the interior. Else, the binding is tight, the edges and corners on the boards are sharp, the jacket bright and encased in a Mylar sleeve. Bound in black cloth covered boards, wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket, and published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the San Antonio Museum of Art.
