in honor of that anon who said jews have done nothing for the world, here’s a non exhaustive list of things we’ve done for the world:
arts, fashion, and lifestyle:
jeans - levi strauss
modern bras - ida rosenthal
sewing machines - isaac merritt singer
modern film industry - carl laemmle (universal pictures), adolph zukor (paramount pictures), william fox (fox film forporation), louis b. mayer (mgm - metro-goldwyn-mayer), harry, sam, albert, and jack warners (warner bros.), steven spielberg, mel brooks, marx brothers
operetta - jacques offenbach
comic books - stan lee
graphic novels - will eisner
teddy bears - morris and rose michtom
influential musicians - irving berlin, stephen sondheim, benny goodman, george gershwin, paul simon, itzhak perlman, leonard bernstein, bob dylan, leonard cohen
artists - mark rothko
actors - elizabeth taylor, jerry lewis, barbara streisand
comedians - lenny bruce, joan rivers, jerry seinfeld
authors - judy blume, tony kushner, allen ginsberg, walter mosley
"A selection of rare exclusive jewels made by the American jeweller JAR (Joel Arthur Rosenthal) for the late Mrs Ann Getty ( 1941-2018) coming up for sale at Christies on the 8th June 2022 Here again her very unique style comes to the fore .Not many peope could get away with wearing such bold statement jewels but she acheived it effortlessly.
"From the very beginning, this lady, you, dear Ann, imagined the future of my imagination seeing and picking the cherries that become your collection…
Joel Arthur Rosenthal, JAR”
#1 JAR multi gem coloured diamond and Multicoloured bouquet brooch. Emerald and French-cut emeralds and green beryls, round amethysts, cushion-cut yellow sapphire, briolette, pear, cushion and oval-shaped aquamarines, round green tourmalines, round green garnets, cushion-shaped spodumenes, pear and oval-shaped peridots, round diamonds of yellow hue, round diamonds, 18k yellow gold and silver (French marks), platinum, 1990, signed JAR Paris Size/Dimensions: 13.9 x 12.3 cm (5 1⁄2 in x 4 7⁄8 in)
#2 JAR Multi-gem and diamond Leaf brooch Cushion-cut emerald of 11.96 carats, round emeralds, green beryls, peridots, green garnets and green tourmalines, round diamonds, 18k and 14k yellow gold and blackened gold, platinum, silver, 1989, signed JAR Paris
Size/Dimensions: 14.5 x 10.5 cm (5 3⁄4 x 4 1⁄8 in)
#3. JAR Three diamond ruby and coloured Sapphire “Fleur-Pompoms brooches .Round diamonds, rubies and pink sapphires, briolette diamonds, faceted ruby beads, 18k white gold (French marks), silver, 1989, each signed JAR, Paris
Size/Dimensions: each approximately 8.6 x 5.2 cm (3 3⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in)
#4 JAR Multi-gem, diamond and lacquer “Parrot Tulip brooch Designed as a parrot tulip, round rubies, pink sapphires, green garnets, green tourmalines, and diamonds, black lacquer, 18k yellow and rose gold (French mark) and silver, 1991, signed JAR Paris
Size/Dimensions: 10.1 x 11.0 cm (3 7⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 in)
Volume I
Hardback in slipcase, bound in silk
684 pages
397 color illustrations
7,6 x 33,5 x 26 cm
Photography by Katharina Faerber
Texts by Joel A. Rosenthal and Pierre Jeannet
Volume II
Hardback in slipcase, bound in silk
552 pages
316 color illustrations
7,6 x 33,5 x 26 cm
Photography by Jozsef Tari
Texts by Joel A. Rosenthal and Pierre Jeannet
This stunning two volume collection showcases a selection of the jewels made since the shop's founding in 1978, through to the "Jewels of JAR - Paris" exhibition held in Somerset House, London and JAR's exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014. Each hardback volume comes in a slipcase and is bound in silk with each piece of work given a dedicated page to show off the true workmanship of this master jeweller.
Since opening JAR in 1978, with the help of his Swiss friend Pierre Jeannet, Joel Arthur Rosenthal, has become one of the world's most sought after jewellery designers.
A native New Yorker, Rosenthal moved to Paris after graduating from Harvard and has lived in the city for most of his adult life. He experimented in scriptwriting and then needlepoint, opening a shop where he experimented with unusually coloured yarns. It's clientele included designers from Hermès and Valentino. Rosenthal was one day asked if he could design a mount for a gemstone, setting his career in a new direction.
His signature includes setting gems in pavé arrangements, so finely wrought as to be virtually invisible. Rosenthal uses dark metals to amplify the colour of the stones. Fewer than 100 pieces are crafted annually, each item is handmade one-of a kind creation and truly bespoke.
Rosenthal does not use marketing or publicity. His shop in Paris' Place Vendôme has no display window, no regular hours and does not advertise. It opens its doors only to a select few and by appointment and invitation only.
Rosenthal has had two major exhibitions of his work, in 2002, Somerset House in London. Then in 2013 the Metropolitan Museum in New York gave him his first retrospective exhibition featuring 400 pieces.
Vintage high jewelry ring by JAR (Joel Arthur Rosenthal) from the early 1980's in the Faerber Collection 😲💣💥🔝 made in 18k yellow gold covered by a mosaic of agate geodes, and accented by small diamonds, with a troidia-cut diamond (6.31 ct) in the center. 📷 by Katharina Faerber. Via @faerbercollection
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Anillo vintage de alta joyería de JAR (Joel Arthur Rosenthal) de principios de los 80 en la colección Faerber 😲💣💥🔝 realizado en oro amarillo de 18 kilates, recubierto por un mosaico de geodas de ágata, y acentuado por pequeños diamantes, con un diamante talla triangular (6,31 ct ) en el centro. 📷 de Katharina Faerber.