A (the) Curator of Jewelry: Emily Stoehrer, PhD
Welcome to Season 4 of Perceived Value!
In the 51st episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is in Boston, MA as a visiting artist at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Sarah has been invited to speak to the metals/jewelry students about her diverse studio practice and record a podcast episode while on campus. Boston is home to the only curator dedicated solely to jewelry in the United States and so asking Dr.Emily Stoehrer to be the guest for this special recording was a no-brainer.
Sarah and Emily were already acquaintances having met while both were presenting at the ECU Symposium in 2018. In the SMFA library while students and faculty looked on, the two women sat down to discuss Emily’s transition from working at the District Attorney’s office to student at FIT, the stress of fronting business expenses, Boston traffic, and what exactly does the day-to-day life as a curator involve.
As the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dr. Emily Stoehrer is an international presence in the jewelry field. At the MFA Emily oversees a collection that spans 6,000 years and includes more than 22,000 objects—highlights include ancient jewelry and the Daphne Farago Collection of contemporary jewelry. She has curated exhibitions and written on various aspects of adornment. Most recently she organized the exhibition “Boston Made: Arts & Crafts Jewelry and Metalwork” and contributed to the related publication. Additionally, over the last decade, she has taught and lectured widely on a on jewelry, fashion, and design-related topics. A leader in the field, Emily is a member of the Board of Directors for the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and serves as the spokesperson on the jewelry vetting committee of all three of The European Fine Art Fairs. She holds a PhD in Humanities from Salve Regina University and a Master of Arts in Fashion & Textile Studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Website: emilystoehrer.com
Instagram: @jewelcurator
