Joslyn Art Museum Association Lecture Luncheon
Monday | August 28, 2017
10 am
Registration and Optional Exhibition Viewing
B
ijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris
11 am
Lecture, Witherspoon Concert Hall
Luncheon Immediately Following ConAgra Foods Atrium
1 pm
Book signing with Aja Raden
Optional Exhibition Viewing
Patron Preview is August 27, 5–7 pm and includes an
exclusive reception with Ms. Raden.
Enjoy a tour of
Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris and a lecture featuring author and experienced jeweler Aja Raden, followed by lunch in the atrium and a book signing. New York Times best-selling author Aja Raden is a scientist who has been a professional jewelry designer for over a decade. For over seven years, she worked as the senior designer for LA-based fine jewelry company Tacori, and her pieces have walked the red carpets at the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
Chairs: Jackie Conway, Susan Cutler, Jeanie Jones
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Aja Raden studied ancient history and physics at the University of Chicago and, during that time, worked as the Head of Auction Division at the famed House of Kahn. For over seven years, she worked as the Senior Designer for Los Angeles-based fine jewelry company Tacori.
Raden is an experienced jeweler, trained scientist, and well-read historian, and her expertise sits at the intersection of academic history, industry experience, and scientific perspective.
She lives in Beverly Hills, California, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller
Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World.