Allan Adler
Encyclopedia
Allan Adler was an American silversmith
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Beginning his career as an apprentice in 1938, Adler designed silverware
and holloware
in shapes inspired by the Modernist art movement of the early 1900s.
His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940s, and he was commissioned to design mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners, crowns for Miss Universe
and Miss USA
, and silver bowls, candlesticks and goblets for celebrity clients. During John F. Kennedy
's presidential campaign, Adler crafted a silver coffee urn to be used at a fund-raising event.
Adler married Becca Blanchard, daughter of noted silversmith Porter Blanchard
.
Silversmith
A silversmith is a craftsperson who makes objects from silver or gold. The terms 'silversmith' and 'goldsmith' are not synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product varies greatly as does the scale of objects created.Silversmithing is the...
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Beginning his career as an apprentice in 1938, Adler designed silverware
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
and holloware
Holloware
Holloware is a term that refers to table service items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, hot food covers, water pitchers, platters, butter pat plates and other metal items that went with the china on a table. It does not include flatware. Holloware was constructed...
in shapes inspired by the Modernist art movement of the early 1900s.
His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940s, and he was commissioned to design mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners, crowns for Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
and Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
, and silver bowls, candlesticks and goblets for celebrity clients. During John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
's presidential campaign, Adler crafted a silver coffee urn to be used at a fund-raising event.
Adler married Becca Blanchard, daughter of noted silversmith Porter Blanchard
Porter Blanchard
Porter Blanchard was an American silversmith living and working in Pacoima, California in the United States. He is considered to be part of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His daughter, Alice, married Lewis Wise who conducted business as Porter Blanchard Silversmiths...
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