Everyone likes to be acknowledged so I was humbly honored to receive thanks in the catalogue of the High Museum’s 2015 exhibition on silversmith/jewelry maker Earl Pardon It just came to my attention that the whole publication is available as a pdf on the museum's site. I had written about Pardon in my 2001 article on American mid-20th century silver, published in Modernism magazine. Curator Sarah Schleuning described the exhibition as:
a rare display of more than 100 works by celebrated Southern-born American designer Earl Pardon. On view will be 88 pieces of Pardon’s jewelry (which he referred to as his “portable works of art”) and a selection of his homeware designs, many of which have never been exhibited together. The assortment of homewares include exceptional examples of production work Pardon created as the assistant director of design for Towle Silversmiths in the 1950s. The jewelry in the exhibition dates from the 1950s to the early 1990s and includes many pieces that reflect Pardon’s signature style and inventive use of color, form, pattern and texture. The artist’s often abstract compositions employed the full range of colors available through enameling, as well as various natural materials including abalone shell, precious metals, gemstones, ivory and ebony. Pardon’s jewelry is known for its intimate relationship with the wearer, often having elements in the design that could only be seen and understood by the individual.
You can view the entire catalogue as a PDF at the High Museum’s website: https://high.org/exhibition/earl-pardon/