2. Hidden Collections

In Part 1 of this 2-part conversation, host Judy Stone talks with Hal Nelson and Bernard Jazzar—museum curators, art historians, and founders of the Enamel Arts Foundation. Learn how chance encounters with enamel work sparked a decades-long project to recover a nearly lost chapter of American craft history. In this episode: A short-lived 1981 enameling workshop · Happening upon enamels at Southern California flea markets · Why enamel never made it into standard art history curricula · A self-directed project archiving museum collections nationwide. · The 2005 exhibition and book, Painting with Fire: Masters of Enameling in America, 1930–1980 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Discovering Enamels 08:18 A Glimpse in Storage 13:01 Building the Archive 18:57 Painting with Fire - Exhibition and Book 23:40 Closing Reflections with Judy and Katy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit enamelingincontext.substack.com