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In 2017, Roselthal 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.<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/> |
In 2017, Roselthal 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.<ref name="FriermanCreatingLight"/> |
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Joel Arthur Rosenthal is an American jeweller who works in Paris where he founded the fine jewelry firm JAR.
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, where studied art history and philosophy at Harvard University, graduating in 1966.[1] 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.[2] 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. He takes inspiration from the fauna and flora for his creations, mixing references from the past with current techniques of jewelry. In 2002, the first public exhibition devoted to JAR was held in London (the 1987 exhibition was a private exhibition). 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, catalog of 720 pages printed in a limited number of copies.[3] 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.[4][5]
In 2017, Roselthal 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.[4]
References
- ^ Financial Times interview, Retrieved May 19, 2017
- ^ Most influential jewelry designers Retrieved May 19, 2017
- ^ Vanity Fair feature on Rosenthal Retieved May 19, 2017
- ^ a b Friedman, Vanessa (18 May 2018). "JAR's Light in the Darkness". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ 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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