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==Career==
==Career==


After a short stint as a salesman in the New York store of [[Bulgari]], he returned to Paris in 1977 and began designing pieces there from affordable materials, such as [[coral]], [[moonstone (gemstone)|moonstone]] and minute colored [[diamond]]. Quick success led the self-taught Rosenthal to open a non-descript salon at 7 Place Vendôme, where he still hosts his loyal clients.<ref>[https://robbreport.com/jewelry/slideshow/10-most-influential-jewelry-designers-last-40-years/joel-arthur-rosenthal/ Most influential jewelry designers] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> His company, JAR, has no shop window or sign on the street. The entry is made on the sponsorship of a known customer and for persons whose name excludes any ambiguity. Each piece is unique, created for a specific client; his yearly output is a scant 70-80 pieces.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/features/The-Coveted-Jewels-of-JAR-6634-1.aspx The coveted jewels of JAR] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> He takes inspiration from the fauna and flora for his creations, mixing references from the past with current techniques of jewelry. What Rosenthal has been doing since 1977 is setting gems in pavé arrangements<ref>[http://jewelry.about.com/od/choosesetting/ss/pave_settings.htm Pavé gemstones]</ref> as fine as needlepoint stitches, frequently amplifying the stones' colors by mounting them in a blackened alloy.<ref>[http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal-jewelry-ellen-barkin-gwyneth-paltrow-article Architectural Digest review of JAR technique]</ref>
After a short stint as a salesman in the New York store of [[Bulgari]], he returned to Paris in 1977 and began designing pieces there from affordable materials, such as [[coral]], [[moonstone (gemstone)|moonstone]] and minute colored [[diamond]]. Quick success led the self-taught Rosenthal to open a non-descript salon at 7 Place Vendôme, where he still hosts his loyal clients.<ref>[https://robbreport.com/jewelry/slideshow/10-most-influential-jewelry-designers-last-40-years/joel-arthur-rosenthal/ Most influential jewelry designers] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> His company, JAR, has no shop window or sign on the street. The entry is made on the sponsorship of a known customer and for persons whose name excludes any ambiguity. Each piece is unique, created for a specific client; his yearly output is a scant 70-80 pieces.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/features/The-Coveted-Jewels-of-JAR-6634-1.aspx The coveted jewels of JAR] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> He takes inspiration from the fauna and flora for his creations, mixing references from the past with current techniques of jewelry. What Rosenthal has been doing since 1977 is setting gems in pavé arrangements<ref>[http://jewelry.about.com/od/choosesetting/ss/pave_settings.htm Pavé gemstones]</ref> as fine as needlepoint stitches, frequently amplifying the stones' colors by mounting them in a blackened alloy.<ref>[http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal-jewelry-ellen-barkin-gwyneth-paltrow-article Architectural Digest review of JAR technique]</ref>


In 1994, JAR made a Parrot Tulip bangle of gold, with diamond and garnet accents, that sold at auction in 2014 for 3.25 million Swiss francs. <ref>{{cite web |title=10 jewels that made history |url=https://www.christies.com/features/10-jewels-that-created-auction-history-and-changed-the-market-9549-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&lid=1 |website=Christies}}</ref>
In 1994, JAR made a Parrot Tulip bangle of gold, with diamond and garnet accents, that sold at auction in 2014 for 3.25 million Swiss francs.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 jewels that made history |url=https://www.christies.com/features/10-jewels-that-created-auction-history-and-changed-the-market-9549-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&lid=1 |website=Christies}}</ref>


In 2002, the first public exhibition devoted to JAR was held in London. The 400 pieces presented, mostly lent by their owners, were arranged in full black, the visitors having to use a flashlight to observe them. On this occasion JAR published the only book on his works, JAR Paris, a catalog of 720 pages printed in a limited number of copies.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.fr/mode/bijoux/articles/joel-arthur-rosenthal-dit-jar-le-fantome-de-la-place-vendome/173 Vanity Fair feature on Rosenthal] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> His only other public exhibition was at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013. Rosenthal is the only living "artist of gems" to have had a solo show at New York's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight">{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Vanessa|title=JAR's Light in the Darkness|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/fashion/jar-menorah-jewish-museum-vatican-exhibit.html|accessdate=18 May 2017|work=New York Times|date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="SmithMetMuseum">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Roberta|title=All That Glitters (and a Lot That Shines) 'Jewels by JAR,' Joel Arthur Rosenthal, at the Met Museum|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/arts/design/jewels-by-jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal-at-the-met-museum.html|accessdate=19 May 2017|work=New York Times|date=26 December 2013}}</ref>
In 2002, the first public exhibition devoted to JAR was held in London. The 400 pieces presented, mostly lent by their owners, were arranged in full black, the visitors having to use a flashlight to observe them. On this occasion JAR published the only book on his works, JAR Paris, a catalog of 720 pages printed in a limited number of copies.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.fr/mode/bijoux/articles/joel-arthur-rosenthal-dit-jar-le-fantome-de-la-place-vendome/173 Vanity Fair feature on Rosenthal] Retrieved May 19, 2017</ref> His only other public exhibition was at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013. Rosenthal is the only living "artist of gems" to have had a solo show at New York's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight">{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Vanessa|title=JAR's Light in the Darkness|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/fashion/jar-menorah-jewish-museum-vatican-exhibit.html|accessdate=18 May 2017|work=New York Times|date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="SmithMetMuseum">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Roberta|title=All That Glitters (and a Lot That Shines) 'Jewels by JAR,' Joel Arthur Rosenthal, at the Met Museum|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/arts/design/jewels-by-jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal-at-the-met-museum.html|accessdate=19 May 2017|work=New York Times|date=26 December 2013}}</ref>


In 2017, Rosenthal created his first piece of [[Judaica]] for the exhibition [[Menorah: Worship, History, Legend]], co-sponsored by the [[Holy See|Vatican]] and the [[Jewish Museum of Rome]]. It was the sole work commissioned for the exhibition and his first work not meant for a collector, "but, to be seen out there."<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/>
In 2017, Rosenthal created his first piece of [[Judaica]] for the exhibition [[Menorah: Worship, History, Legend]], co-sponsored by the [[Holy See|Vatican]] and the [[Jewish Museum of Rome]]. It was the sole work commissioned for the exhibition and his first work not meant for a collector, "but, to be seen out there."<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/>


<blockquote>"It was unexpected," he said of being a part of the exhibition. "I have done all I could to shield myself from what's going on in the world" — and this show, with its message of unity, was a clear (if gentle) statement about what is going on the world. "But I was confident because of what it is and where it was going."<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/></blockquote>
<blockquote>"It was unexpected," he said of being a part of the exhibition. "I have done all I could to shield myself from what's going on in the world" — and this show, with its message of unity, was a clear (if gentle) statement about what is going on the world. "But I was confident because of what it is and where it was going."<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/></blockquote>

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==External links==
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*[http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/joel-arthur-rosenthal?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=joel%20arthur%20rosenthal&family=editorial Images of Rosenthal]
*[http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/joel-arthur-rosenthal?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=joel%20arthur%20rosenthal&family=editorial Images of Rosenthal]
*[https://www.pinterest.com/katbadness/jewelry-jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal/?lp=t Photos of JAR jewelry]
*[https://www.pinterest.com/katbadness/jewelry-jar-joel-arthur-rosenthal/?lp=t Photos of JAR jewelry]

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Revision as of 19:19, 17 February 2021

Joel Arthur Rosenthal is an American jeweller who works in Paris where he founded the fine jewelry firm JAR. He has been called "the Faberge of our time."[1]

Early life

Born in 1943 in the Bronx, Joel Arthur Rosenthal is the only son of a postman and a teacher in biology. He spent a semester at City College of New York studying linguistics; he speaks French, Italian, English and Yiddish. He then transferred to Harvard University, where he studied art history and philosophy, graduating in 1966.[2] He then moved to Paris where he worked as a screenwriter, then as a needle-stitcher, opening a small shop. He experimented with unusually colored yarn. Its clientele included designers from Hermès and Valentino. Rosenthal one day was asked if he could design a mount for a gemstone. That sent his career in a new direction.

Career

After a short stint as a salesman in the New York store of Bulgari, he returned to Paris in 1977 and began designing pieces there from affordable materials, such as coral, moonstone and minute colored diamond. Quick success led the self-taught Rosenthal to open a non-descript salon at 7 Place Vendôme, where he still hosts his loyal clients.[3] His company, JAR, has no shop window or sign on the street. The entry is made on the sponsorship of a known customer and for persons whose name excludes any ambiguity. Each piece is unique, created for a specific client; his yearly output is a scant 70-80 pieces.[4] He takes inspiration from the fauna and flora for his creations, mixing references from the past with current techniques of jewelry. What Rosenthal has been doing since 1977 is setting gems in pavé arrangements[5] as fine as needlepoint stitches, frequently amplifying the stones' colors by mounting them in a blackened alloy.[6]

In 1994, JAR made a Parrot Tulip bangle of gold, with diamond and garnet accents, that sold at auction in 2014 for 3.25 million Swiss francs.[7]

In 2002, the first public exhibition devoted to JAR was held in London. The 400 pieces presented, mostly lent by their owners, were arranged in full black, the visitors having to use a flashlight to observe them. On this occasion JAR published the only book on his works, JAR Paris, a catalog of 720 pages printed in a limited number of copies.[8] His only other public exhibition was at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013. Rosenthal is the only living "artist of gems" to have had a solo show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.[9][10]

In 2017, Rosenthal created his first piece of Judaica for the exhibition Menorah: Worship, History, Legend, co-sponsored by the Vatican and the Jewish Museum of Rome. It was the sole work commissioned for the exhibition and his first work not meant for a collector, "but, to be seen out there."[9]

"It was unexpected," he said of being a part of the exhibition. "I have done all I could to shield myself from what's going on in the world" — and this show, with its message of unity, was a clear (if gentle) statement about what is going on the world. "But I was confident because of what it is and where it was going."[9]

References

  1. ^ Forbes feature Retrieved May 19, 2017
  2. ^ Financial Times interview, Retrieved May 19, 2017
  3. ^ Most influential jewelry designers Retrieved May 19, 2017
  4. ^ The coveted jewels of JAR Retrieved May 19, 2017
  5. ^ Pavé gemstones
  6. ^ Architectural Digest review of JAR technique
  7. ^ "10 jewels that made history". Christies.
  8. ^ Vanity Fair feature on Rosenthal Retrieved May 19, 2017
  9. ^ a b c Friedman, Vanessa (18 May 2018). "JAR's Light in the Darkness". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  10. ^ Smith, Roberta (26 December 2013). "All That Glitters (and a Lot That Shines) 'Jewels by JAR,' Joel Arthur Rosenthal, at the Met Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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