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Beaded Collection (#2)

"Beaded Beauty: A Tapestry of Culture and Craftmanship" Immerse yourself in the vibrant world art, where intricate designs and rich traditions come to life

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs A.J. Zubli-Maschhaupt, 1887. Creator: Pieter de Josselin de Jong

Mrs A.J. Zubli-Maschhaupt, 1887. Creator: Pieter de Josselin de Jong
Mrs A.J. Zubli-Maschhaupt, 1887. Portrait of Geertruijda Zubli-Maschhaupt

Background imageBeaded Collection: Niemeyer, Miss, or Mrs. Pfiefer, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Niemeyer, Miss, or Mrs. Pfiefer, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Niemeyer, Miss, or Mrs. Pfiefer, portrait photograph, not before 1916

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs. W.H. Van Velck, portrait photograph, 1918 June 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. W.H. Van Velck, portrait photograph, 1918 June 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. W.H. Van Velck, portrait photograph, 1918 June 15

Background imageBeaded Collection: Miss Marcia Van Dresser, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Marcia Van Dresser, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Marcia Van Dresser, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 4. American operatic soprano and actor

Background imageBeaded Collection: Damrosch, Gretchen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Damrosch, Gretchen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Damrosch, Gretchen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

Background imageBeaded Collection: Cornwall, Charles, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cornwall, Charles, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cornwall, Charles, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 6

Background imageBeaded Collection: Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913

Background imageBeaded Collection: Claussen, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Claussen, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Claussen, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 2

Background imageBeaded Collection: Christian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 May 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Christian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 May 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Christian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 May 7

Background imageBeaded Collection: Charles, Lillian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Charles, Lillian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Charles, Lillian, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageBeaded Collection: Bulen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Dec. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bulen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Dec. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bulen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Dec

Background imageBeaded Collection: Brenon, Juliet and Aileen, Misses, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Brenon, Juliet and Aileen, Misses, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Brenon, Juliet and Aileen, Misses, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913

Background imageBeaded Collection: Blair, Sophia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 July 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Blair, Sophia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 July 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Blair, Sophia, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 July 5

Background imageBeaded Collection: Birmingham, Alma, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Birmingham, Alma, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Birmingham, Alma, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan. 10

Background imageBeaded Collection: Biddle, A.J. Drexel, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Biddle, A.J. Drexel, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Biddle, A.J. Drexel, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 20

Background imageBeaded Collection: Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bianchi, William, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs. J. Rittenhouse, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. J. Rittenhouse, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. J. Rittenhouse, portrait photograph, 1919 Apr. 11

Background imageBeaded Collection: Miss Flore Revalles, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Flore Revalles, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Revalles, Flore, Miss, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 26. Swiss singer, dancer and actress

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs. Claudia Smith, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Claudia Smith, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Claudia Smith, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 13

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs. Thomas Moore, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Thomas Moore, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Thomas Moore, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. 13

Background imageBeaded Collection: Serge, Dancer at Sylvan Theatre, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Serge, Dancer at Sylvan Theatre, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Serge, Dancer at Sylvan Theatre, 1917
Serge, Dancer at Sylvan Theatre, 1917

Background imageBeaded Collection: Warren, Gertrude, Miss, or Miss Jackman, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Warren, Gertrude, Miss, or Miss Jackman, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Warren, Gertrude, Miss, or Miss Jackman, portrait photograph, 1912 or 1913

Background imageBeaded Collection: Walters, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Walters, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Walters, L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Aug. 19

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mrs. Stuart Benson, portrait photograph Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Stuart Benson, portrait photograph Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Stuart Benson, portrait photograph, 1924 July 30. Address: 229 E. 48th St. New York City

Background imageBeaded Collection: Young Man in a Pearl-trimmed Cap, 1650-1659. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Young Man in a Pearl-trimmed Cap, 1650-1659. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Young Man in a Pearl-trimmed Cap, 1650-1659

Background imageBeaded Collection: Mikhail Fyodorovitch (1613-45), Russian Tsar; Equestrian figure, 1650-1700. Creator: Unknown

Mikhail Fyodorovitch (1613-45), Russian Tsar; Equestrian figure, 1650-1700. Creator: Unknown
Mikhail Fyodorovitch (1613-45), Russian Tsar; Equestrian figure, 1650-1700

Background imageBeaded Collection: Morganthau, Ruth, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Morganthau, Ruth, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Morganthau, Ruth, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 20

Background imageBeaded Collection: McIntosh, R.L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe

McIntosh, R.L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
McIntosh, R.L. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Background imageBeaded Collection: Lyons, Lurline, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lyons, Lurline, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lyons, Lurline, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 16

Background imageBeaded Collection: Lucille, portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lucille, portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lucille, portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 15

Background imageBeaded Collection: Doster, Alexis, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Doster, Alexis, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Doster, Alexis, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 13

Background imageBeaded Collection: Williamson, W.F. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Williamson, W.F. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Williamson, W.F. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917

Background imageBeaded Collection: White, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe

White, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
White, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917

Background imageBeaded Collection: Kennedy, Shaw, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Kennedy, Shaw, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Kennedy, Shaw, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 or 1917

Background imageBeaded Collection: Tudhope, H.R. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Tudhope, H.R. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Tudhope, H.R. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageBeaded Collection: Stowell, H.L. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 July 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Stowell, H.L. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 July 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Stowell, H.L. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 July 22

Background imageBeaded Collection: St. Goar, Mrs. portrait photograph, ca. 1912. Creator: Arnold Genthe

St. Goar, Mrs. portrait photograph, ca. 1912. Creator: Arnold Genthe
St. Goar, Mrs. portrait photograph, ca. 1912

Background imageBeaded Collection: Spear, C.H. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Nov. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Spear, C.H. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Nov. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Spear, C.H. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Nov. 26

Background imageBeaded Collection: Sibley, A. Miss (Mrs. O'Donnell Iselin), portrait photograph, 1916 June 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Sibley, A. Miss (Mrs. O'Donnell Iselin), portrait photograph, 1916 June 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sibley, A. Miss (Mrs. O'Donnell Iselin), portrait photograph, 1916 June 28

Background imageBeaded Collection: Shelton, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913 July 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Shelton, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913 July 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Shelton, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913 July 17

Background imageBeaded Collection: Hopkins, G.B. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Hopkins, G.B. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hopkins, G.B. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 14

Background imageBeaded Collection: Holt, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Holt, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Holt, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Jan

Background imageBeaded Collection: Henry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Henry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Henry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageBeaded Collection: Heineman, Belle, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Heineman, Belle, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Heineman, Belle, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 2

Background imageBeaded Collection: Hamlin, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Hamlin, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hamlin, G.W. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Aug. 17

Background imageBeaded Collection: Fontaine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Feb. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fontaine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Feb. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fontaine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Feb. 2

Background imageBeaded Collection: Gale, Zona, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Gale, Zona, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gale, Zona, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 15

Background imageBeaded Collection: Ford, Harriet, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 June 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ford, Harriet, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 June 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ford, Harriet, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 June 29




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"Beaded Beauty: A Tapestry of Culture and Craftmanship" Immerse yourself in the vibrant world art, where intricate designs and rich traditions come to life. From the enchanting streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the bustling Indian Market, discover a treasure trove of Native American heritage. Step back in time as you gaze upon a mesmerizing bronze head adorned with a beaded crown and plume from the 12th-14th century. This exquisite piece showcases the mastery of Southwest Indian craftsmanship that has captivated generations. Delve deeper into Southwest American Indian art and handicrafts as you marvel at a Navajo blanket, its colorful threads weaving stories passed down through generations. Adorned with beadwork and complemented by a turquoise necklace, these creations are true works of wearable art. From handbags to military uniforms, beads have found their way into every facet of life. Explore an army-navy advertisement showcasing how even utilitarian items can become stunning pieces when embellished with delicate beads. Travel further back in time to an era when evening dresses designed by Worth were adorned with shimmering beads that caught every glimmering light. Miss Lily Elsie's portrayal in "The Merry Widow" epitomizes elegance enhanced by intricate beadwork. Witness cultural diversity as young Maasai girls decorate their faces with ochre alongside Mali's girl donning magnificent headdresses made from vibrant beads. These adornments symbolize pride in heritage and celebrate individuality across continents. Celebrate iconic figures like Peggy Lee who embraced beaded fashion trends during her performances in 1961. Her glamorous presence illuminated stages worldwide while paying homage to this timeless craft. Finally, transport yourself to 1925 when women dressed lavishly wearing opulent clothing accentuated by lavish beadwork - each stitch reflecting opulence and sophistication. Beaded art transcends borders; it is an expression that unites cultures and celebrates the beauty of diversity.