Addressing Images: Fashion, Taste and the Jeweller鈥檚 Sentiment

Speaker: Claudine Seroussi鈥�- The Courtauld

罢丑颈蝉听Addressing Images听will be based on a 1912 editorial image featuring jewels by French jeweller Georges Fouquet. We will consider jewellery鈥檚 relationship with fashion, taste and time and explore what they reveal about the jeweller and their relationship with the jewels through examining this editorial and a range of further editorial,听publicity听and archival images.听

Claudine Seroussi鈥痳eceived her BA from UCL in History of Art and Medieval Archaeology at UCL (1994-1997), an MSc from SOAS (2000-2001) and an MA from the Sotheby鈥檚 Institute/University of Manchester (2010-2011). She has worked as a researcher specialising in French and American jewellery from the inter-war period for the past decade.鈥�疌urrently, she is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr听Rebecca听Arnold and is researching how French jewellers defined and legitimised jewellery between 1920-29 through written word, imagery, collaboration, and exhibitions.鈥�听

Organised by Dr Rebecca Arnold (The Courtauld) and Kathryn Reed (The Courtauld).听

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8 Oct 2021

Friday 8th October, 12.30pm - 1.30pm BST

Lecture Theatre 1, Vernon Square

Booking closes 30 minutes before the event start time.

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