Michael Izrael Galmer | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Michael Izrael Galmer (American, b. Soviet Union, 1947) is a silversmith, sculptor and jewelry maker based in New York. Trained in technical science engineering at Moscow University from which he received a PhD, Galmer has put his technical knowledge to use to pursue his dream professionally of being a sculptor and designer since shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1981. Although he had drawn and sculpted as a hobby in the Soviet Union, the lack of private galleries and access to artistic support precluded fulfilling his artistic passion professionally. He jumped at the opportunity to leave the country when emigration became possible. He, his wife Galina, and young daughter, Zina, settled in... more.

We have 11 objects that Michael Izrael Galmer has been involved with.

A detailed presentation drawing of Tall Bee Vase with an embellished exterior on the body and a golden colored interior revealed at the opening that elegantly flares outward with undulating curves and a gentle lip. The contour line tapers into a medium sized neck that tapers downward and gently outward toward a wider body then tapers inward at the base. The surface of the vase's lightly reflective surface represents a small circular relief design appearing as if it is hammered with a small tool similar to a repoussé-like texture. The surface is detailed with low relief leaves and flowers elegantly connected with vines that meander and surround the vase. An isolated three dimensionally drawn bee encrusted with two gemstones lands on the interior lip while a golden colored bee with two colors appearing like gemstones explores the body of the vase. Toward the bottom of the vase are four bands of different textures; a narrow unadorned shiny silver band, a wider hammered band, an equally wide band with a continuous curling vine and a hammered band with a shiny angular base.

This is an electroformed silver evening purse lined in vermeil. It has been cast to look like chrysanthemum petals on the outside and indented from the petals on the inside. There is also silver mesh attached to the sides of the purse to limit the amount the bag can open and thus precluding it spilling its contents. The silver chain is removable, allowing the purse to be held as a clutch.

Three-dimensional, trapezoidal-shaped piece of white clay. Clay has hash marks all over it, especially the side facing upwards. A thin, horizontal line extends across the top of the clay, creating the image of a separate 'section' of the trapezoid.

A drawing of six contour line sketches rendered in graphite of full or partial designs of Tall Bee Vase. The first sketch contains the most detailed design elements representing the vase with a flared, undulating top edge that contains a gentle lip, curving lines suggesting parts of flowers, leaves and vines with two dark circular features. Toward the bottom of the rendering are two narrow bands that extend across the width with an angled narrow base. The second rendering displays a slightly different design for the top edge, though having the undulating top, the rendering shows two curved lines drawn representing the neck of the vase. There is a space and three narrow bands drawn. The third sketch shows the top edge of the vase as a short horizontal straight line, a space, then two short lines representing the sides of the vase with a space and a wider, rounder bottom with a narrow angled base. A fragmented arrow begins under the top line and extends vertically to the base with an arrow facing downward with “11”” hand written in the center of the fragmented line. The fourth sketch is positioned under the first sketch displaying two different views on the vase. The top shape is an equilateral triangle in an aerial(plan) view with the top line extending past the line on the right. The vase begins in a front (elevation) view showing both side lines tapering outward to meet a large circle in an aerial (plan) view. The fifth sketch located under the second sketch consists of a design with different proportions than the fourth sketch. A circle drawn displaying a back elevation view, both side contour lines are drawn showing the wider bottom of the design with arrows horizontally placed outside the drawing labelled “13”” on the left side of the body. Below is a rendering of a smaller circle with a horizontal line outside the shape labelled “4,5”” in between dimension lines with arrows inside the circle. The sixth and final sketch shows a circular shape with another circle drawn with a fragmented line inside and near the circumference of the outer circle. The designer's signature is toward the bottom of the sketch underneath the sixth sketch.

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