Binding: Hardcover
Description: A vibrant photographic celebration of nameplate jewelry featuring deeply personal stories and rich cultural contexts collected by the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project. Names don t just tell stories. They are stories. Rawiya Kameir Nameplate jewelry comes in many shapes styles and sizes from simple scripted pendants to bejeweled rings belts and bracelets with a first last and/or nickname. Like so many individuals who proudly wear nameplates Marcel Rosa - Salas and Isabel Attyah Flower were first introduced to this storied jewelry during childhood. Their love of the style gradually blossomed into a wide - reaching research project Documenting the Nameplate through which they ve spent years collecting photographs and testimonials from nameplate - wearers across the country and world. Featuring essays and interviews from scholars and cultural figures portraits by contemporary photographers archival imagery and a historical exploration into the multifaceted and often overlooked significance of nameplate jewelry The Nameplate is a tribute to the people who make wear and cherish it.
Title: The Nameplate Jewelry Culture And Identity
Author(s): Flower Isabel Attyah
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780593235294
Pages: 256 Pages, Approx. 700 4c Photographs
Publication Date: 7/25/2023
Category: The Arts: General Issues