Linda MacNeil (American, born 1954), Lucent Lines Necklace, 10-94, 1994, Glass, gold, Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the artist, in honor of Paul. S. Gumbinner, 2001

NEW YORK.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement, on view through September 3, 2007. The studio craft movement developed in the U.S. during the years after World War II and has flourished internationally over the past 40 years. During this period, craft artists have experimented with non-traditional materials and new techniques, producing bold, abstract, and sculptural art, as well as continuing to make utilitarian objects. One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement, on view from December 22, 2006, through September 3, 2007, will feature approximately 50 works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and will include furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewelry, and fiber. Many of these works have never been on view at the Metropolitan before, and several are recent acquisitions by the Museum. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)

Kyohei Fujita (Japanese, 1921-2004), Red and White Plum Blossoms, 1992, Glass, silver, gold leaf, platinum leaf. 9 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of the Fujita Family and Maurine Littleton Gallery, 2005.