{"id":672,"date":"2013-10-27T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/?guid=045da1034bdb99749a3f9331c437eabe"},"modified":"2014-09-16T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:00:43","slug":"a-quest-for-beauty-the-art-of-van-cleef-arpels-at-the-bowers-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/2013\/10\/27\/a-quest-for-beauty-the-art-of-van-cleef-arpels-at-the-bowers-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"A QUEST FOR BEAUTY: THE ART OF VAN CLEEF &amp; ARPELS AT THE #BOWERS MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #fe4112; line-height: 20.796875px; margin: 20px 0px 0px; text-transform: uppercase;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowers.org\/index.php\/art\/exhibitions_details\/71\" >A QUEST FOR BEAUTY: THE ART OF VAN CLEEF &amp; ARPELS<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.796875px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Sunday, October 27, 2013 &#8211; Saturday, February 15, 2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.796875px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gZVKtDCmwHg\/Um2GpMMpU9I\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/EF5fOJoo3ik\/s1600\/NY1K141.9-clip-dragon-69-P-Gries.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gZVKtDCmwHg\/Um2GpMMpU9I\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/EF5fOJoo3ik\/s320\/NY1K141.9-clip-dragon-69-P-Gries.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"221\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.796875px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, will host \u201cA Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels\u201d, a heritage exhibition from October 27, 2013 through February 15, 2014. Spanning over 100 years of history, the exhibition will allow visitors to view jewelry, watches, and precious accessories, as well as archival drawings and documents of the Place Vend\u00f4me High Jewelry Maison.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.796875px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">More than 200 pieces from the private collections of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels will be on display for the international exhibition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ny_l2H3ouKk\/Um2Go3wDCXI\/AAAAAAAAjJs\/h-DBl7RNQYE\/s1600\/64075-clip-SM-pastilles-1951-P-Gries.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ny_l2H3ouKk\/Um2Go3wDCXI\/AAAAAAAAjJs\/h-DBl7RNQYE\/s320\/64075-clip-SM-pastilles-1951-P-Gries.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"221\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.796875px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Visitors will go on a journey built around four themes that continue to inspire the Maison: Nature, Elegance, Exoticism, and Femininity.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">This immersion into the Van Cleef &amp; Arpels\u2019 style is also an opportunity to discover the Maison\u2019s virtuoso craftsmanship, passed on by generations of Mains d\u2019Or\u2122, the magic of exceptional Pierres de Caract\u00e8re\u2122, not to mention the stories attached to some of the pieces that have achieved mythical status.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JeZ4VTY7vpY\/VBik39qmnMI\/AAAAAAAAuaM\/QasdXLZxVhs\/s1600\/vcaA1rqguom%2BkL.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JeZ4VTY7vpY\/VBik39qmnMI\/AAAAAAAAuaM\/QasdXLZxVhs\/s1600\/vcaA1rqguom%2BkL.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"200\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">From iconic pieces to the legendary women who wore them and contributed to the reputation of the Maison, \u201cA Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels\u201d highlights the enduring legacy and constantly renewed creativity of the Maison.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The book &#8211; 125 pages &#8211; covers the pieces and story presented by the exhibit and is available at the museum or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Quest-Beauty-The-Cleef-Arpels\/dp\/0988966824\" >Amazon.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<h3><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowers.org\/index.php\/art\/exhibitions_details\/71\" target=\"_blank\">A QUEST FOR BEAUTY: THE ART OF VAN CLEEF &amp; ARPELS<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span>Sunday, October 27, 2013 &#8211; Saturday, February 15, 2014<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gZVKtDCmwHg\/Um2GpMMpU9I\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/EF5fOJoo3ik\/s1600\/NY1K141.9-clip-dragon-69-P-Gries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gZVKtDCmwHg\/Um2GpMMpU9I\/AAAAAAAAjJw\/EF5fOJoo3ik\/s320\/NY1K141.9-clip-dragon-69-P-Gries.jpg\" height=\"221\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span>The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, will host &ldquo;A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels&rdquo;, a heritage exhibition from October 27, 2013 through February 15, 2014. Spanning over 100 years of history, the exhibition will allow visitors to view jewelry, watches, and precious accessories, as well as archival drawings and documents of the Place Vend&ocirc;me High Jewelry Maison.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>More than 200 pieces from the private collections of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels will be on display for the international exhibition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ny_l2H3ouKk\/Um2Go3wDCXI\/AAAAAAAAjJs\/h-DBl7RNQYE\/s1600\/64075-clip-SM-pastilles-1951-P-Gries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ny_l2H3ouKk\/Um2Go3wDCXI\/AAAAAAAAjJs\/h-DBl7RNQYE\/s320\/64075-clip-SM-pastilles-1951-P-Gries.jpg\" height=\"221\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span>Visitors will go on a journey built around four themes that continue to inspire the Maison: Nature, Elegance, Exoticism, and Femininity.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><span>This immersion into the Van Cleef &amp; Arpels&rsquo; style is also an opportunity to discover the Maison&rsquo;s virtuoso craftsmanship, passed on by generations of Mains d&rsquo;Or&trade;, the magic of exceptional Pierres de Caract&egrave;re&trade;, not to mention the stories attached to some of the pieces that have achieved mythical status.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JeZ4VTY7vpY\/VBik39qmnMI\/AAAAAAAAuaM\/QasdXLZxVhs\/s1600\/vcaA1rqguom%2BkL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JeZ4VTY7vpY\/VBik39qmnMI\/AAAAAAAAuaM\/QasdXLZxVhs\/s1600\/vcaA1rqguom%2BkL.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"136\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><span>From iconic pieces to the legendary women who wore them and contributed to the reputation of the Maison, &ldquo;A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef &amp; Arpels&rdquo; highlights the enduring legacy and constantly renewed creativity of the Maison.<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><span>The book &#8211; 125 pages &#8211; covers the pieces and story presented by the exhibit and is available at the museum or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Quest-Beauty-The-Cleef-Arpels\/dp\/0988966824\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":679,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions\/679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}