on december 19, cartier and america opened exclusively at the legion of honor. exhibition will be open thru april 18, 2010...if you are in the san francisco area...i believe you will get a rare treat and the opportunity to peer back through time...
want a sneak peak?? view the legion of honor flickr photos...
here are some articles from san francisco papers touting this rare appearance:
cartier and america at the legion by: nancy ewart
"cartier and america" gems about social history by: bertrand pellegrin
"The exhibition covers the history of the House of Cartier from its first great successes as the “king of jewelers and jeweler to kings” during the Belle Epoque through the 1960s and 1970s, when Cartier supplied celebrities of the day with their jewels and luxury accessories. Derived mainly from the private Cartier Collection housed in Geneva, the spectacular array of more than 200 objects includes jewelry of the Gilded Age and Art Deco periods, as well as freestanding works of art such as the famous Mystery Clocks. Cartier and America concentrates on pieces owned by Americans, including a pair of rock crystal and diamond bracelets worn by Gloria Swanson in the movie Sunset Boulevard and Daisy Fellowes’s famous “Tutti Frutti” necklace." legion of honor...
So cool! Thanks for sharing! Wish I was nearby!
ReplyDelete*Also, shoot me an email (thelipsticklist at gmail dot com) and I'll forward over the info on "hot chocolate" martinis. It's soooo easy!
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i am sure i will find myself going more than once...just as i did when ysl was at the deyoung...so much to take in...
ReplyDeletethanks for the recipe sarah! can't wait to try it...