Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter - Price Collection

Robert Ebendorf is a renowned artist in the studio jewellery movement, combining craftsmanship with found objects and alternative materials. Objects of Affection showcases his development from Scandinavian modernism to his use of found objects, acrylics, and newspaper. It includes selected works by ECU jewellery program graduates and faculty, preparatory sketches, and collages. The Porter Price Collection is unique for its focus on Ebendorf's work of the last two decades, his friendship with collectors, and his activities in North Carolina.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2024
Publisher: D Giles Ltd

Robert Ebendorf (b. 1938) is a highly influential artist in the studio jewellery movement, spanning from its inception in the 1960s to the present day. His work combines exceptional craftsmanship, acquired through traditional training in gold- and silversmithing, with the inventive use of found objects and other alternative materials such as acrylic and ColorCore. Objects of Affection traces Ebendorf's development from the Scandinavian modernism of his early work to his first use of found objects such as tintype photographs in the 1960s; juxtapositions of coloured acrylic and precious metals in the 1970s; use of found newspaper and other textual elements in the 1980s; his pivotal incorporation of animal parts in the 1990s; and the remixing and further development of many of these approaches in the twenty-first century. Unique features of this highly collectable volume include its special focus on Ebendorf's work of the last two decades, his friendship with collectors Ron Porter and Joe Price, and his activities during his time in North Carolina. Also of note are the inclusion of selected works by graduates and faculty of East Carolina University (ECU) jewellery program that Ebendorf led from 1997 to 2016; preparatory sketches by Ebendorf; and collages included by him in many of the letters and postcards he has written over the course of his career. Many of these letters feature printed ephemera, in addition to sketches. And it is this ephemeral and archival aspect of the Porter Price Collection which sets it apart from other publications on Ebendorf's work.

Weight: 922g
Dimension: 230 x 299 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913875626