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March 2011
HARDCOVER
Artist Monograph


ISBN 13: 978-1-55595-334-8
ISBN: 1-55595-334-4
162 pages
10 x10 in.
25 x 25 cm.
194 color plates

♦ This publication is the first to document the career of Barbara Natoli Witt

♦ Includes 194 color photographs

♦ Using a combination of tapestry and lace-making techniques, Barbara Natoli Witt’s necklaces are stunning intricate webs of ancient beads, colored threads, artifacts, and gemstones fromAsia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.

Whether a scarab from Egypt, a gemstone from the Middle East, or a treasured heirloom, Natoli Witt designs her pieces taking into account the history, iconography, and spirit of the objects and weaves a work of art—no two necklaces are the same. Those who collected her work include prominent figures like former VogueEditor-in-Chief Diana Vreeland, actress Dinah Shore, and fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert.

Educated at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York and the University of California at Berkeley, Natoli Witt began designing her jewelry in San Francisco in the early years of the wearable art movement. Author Lois Dubin writes, “Barbara not only invented an art form, but through brilliant and carefully researched interpretations, she forges strong connections with distant realms, past artisans and those who wear her work.”

Natoli Witt’s artwork is carried in collections across the United States including the Smithsonian Institution, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York; the Oakland Museum of California; and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta.

Lois Sherr Dubin is a curator, historian, and author of numerous titles including The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present, considered the classic sutdy on the subject. John Loring until 2009, served as Design Director of Tiffany & Co. for thirty years.