THE ART OF DAVID WEBB

The Art of David Webb celebrates the designer s dedication to artistry over more than seven decades When David Webb came to New York at the age of 17 he was captivated by the museums architecture and fashions of the day By the time he opened shop in 1948 the city had become his muse In his only published article Why Not Hang Gems of 1963 he wrote that jewelry deserved to be regarded as art and collected by museums That conviction fuels The Art of David Webb Here is jewelry shown as art in more than 120 images all specially photographed for this book that speak to the variety of artistic and cultural periods that inspired David Webb and the company he founded Examples include David Webb s enameled and diamond Mondrian Bracelet an homage to Piet Mondrian s Broadway Boogie Woogie and Yves Saint Laurent s 1960s sheath dress with its famed color blocking a gemstone rich dragon brooch taken from a Scythian animal pommel and a scored rock crystal and diamond bracelet that updates art deco classics Throughout work by painters sculptors photographers architects and couturiers form a visual dialogue with the sumptuous David Webb jewelry The imaginative pairings in depth descriptive captions and elegantly designed publication are resounding proof that