AMONG FRIENDS

Description

Helen Williams Drutt is an American gallerist, collector, mediator, and promoter of contemporary art jewelry. In homage to this grande dame of international studio jewelry and her 60 years of collecting, the publication presents selected works by American and German artists in a combination never before seen. Representing the diversity of American art jewelry are 140 examples from the last 70 years, from modernist minimalist or narrative works to objects with a strong sociopolitical message. The display of almost 100 works by German jewelry artists impressively documents the various developments in contemporary jewelry in both countries, as well as mutual influences and commonalities. The works testify to Helen Williams Drutt’s great devotion to and engagement with art jewelry. Moreover, they represent her friendship with artists from both the USA and Germany and, not least, the close cultural and artistic connection between these two countries.

SELECTED ARTISTS:
USA: Melanie Bilenker, Ken Cory, Aaron Decker, Claire Falkenstein, William Harper, Sam Kramer, Stanley Lechtzin, Keith Lewis, Albert Paley, Joyce C. Scott, Helen Shirk, Olaf Skoogfors, Kiff Slemmons, Don Tompkins, Merrily Tompkins, J. Fred Woell
Germany: Manfred Bischoff, Helen Britton, Claus Bury, Georg Dobler, Christiane Förster, Mirjam Hiller, Hermann Jünger, Daniel Kruger, Falko Marx, Dorothea Prühl, Gerd Rothmann, Bettina Speckner

Bayerischer Rundfunk has produced a short but excellent feature on Helen W. Drutt and on Munich as a center for contemporary jewelry.
You can watch it here (in German language only):

BR Capriccio: Helen W. Drutt: Zeitgenössischer Schmuck, March 12, 2026 (online until March 12, 2028)

General product safety information
Manufacturer: arnoldsche Art Publishers, Olgastrasse 137, 70180 Stuttgart, Germany
Contact: art@arnoldsche.com