Recorded on 05.03.19.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970, explore the history and impact of the Providence-based Gorham Manufacturing on industry, innovation, technology, and artistry in this day-long symposium. Through presentations and gallery conversations historians, curators, and designers examine the cultural and economic context that led to the remarkable growth and global influence of Gorham. Silversmiths involved in Gorham’s recent history use historical examples on view to lead explorations of silver processes and techniques.
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Welcome and Gorham Silver Exhibition Overview
Elizabeth A. Williams, Ph.D., David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, RISD Museum
History of Gorham and American Industry
Holly Snyder, Ph.D., Curator of American Historical Collections and North American History Librarian, John Hay Library at Brown University
Gerald M. Carbone, independent writer and journalist
Elizabeth A. Williams, Ph.D., David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, RISD Museum
Emily Banas, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, RISD Museum
Stylistic History of Gorham Silver
David L. Barquist, Ph.D., H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAmy M. Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Gorham and Social and Cultural History
Jeannine Falino, independent curator, critic at Parsons School of Design, RISD; guest curator at Museum of Art and Design, The Museum of the City of New York, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Marketing Gorham Silver to the World
Amy M. Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Critical Encounters are convenings bringing together scholarly viewpoints on topics integral to art and its making.