Arline Fisch | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Arline Fisch studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in art education. She received her Master of Arts at the University of Illinois in 1954. Two years later, she studied silversmithing at the Kunsthaandvaerkerskolen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fisch has been recognized for introducing weaving techniques into the field of jewelry, and for her role in making jewelry a contemporary art form. During her sixty-year career, she has garnered many honors and awards, including a Gold Medal from the American Craft Council, three Fulbright Scholarships and the National Endowment for the Arts Craftsman’s Fellowship. Her work is featured in many public... more.

We have 2 objects that Arline Fisch has been involved with.

A colorful necklace/body ornament formed from machine-knitted flattened copper wire woven and braided that extends to varying lengths. The piece rests on the shoulders giving the wearer a v-neck effect. The garment-like ornament is embellished with a large circle within a circle form that falls central to the heart. Eight long streams of material in different lengths hang from the weaving. Silver embellishments dangle from the ends of the streams becoming sources of sparkle as they reflect light during wear.

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