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About the book >.>.> Robert Lee Morris is unquestionably one of the most innovative designers of body ornament of our time. Long noted for his distinctive fusion of primal forms hand workmanship and cutting-edge sensibility his organic pieces are enthusiastically sought by connoisseurs of high fashion around the world. In addition he has collab- orated with some of the great names from the world of haute couture. Morris remains above all else an artist. Significantly the first gallery to recognize and show his work was Sculpture to Wear a unique venture in New York in the early 1970s that offered its clients one-of-kind jewelry by fine artists such as Pablo Picasso Alexander Calder and Man Ray. Later Morris opened his own gallery in the city Artwear which exhibited his work along with that of a circle of like-minded artists and designers. Today his pieces can be seen not only at his Robert Lee Morris gallery in New York’s SoHo but also in the high-fashion collections of Donna Karan and in jewelry stores throughout the United States. Morris’s distinctive style is one of strong graceful shapes that call forth the profound emotional responses that we all feel to the artifacts of ancient and aboriginal cultures from around the world. Inspired by pieces as varied as bronze-age spears early Chinese jade axes and African tribal ironwork Morris’s imagination transforms the suggestions of these evocative objects into works all his own superb ornaments that seem to speak to us from another very distant time and place. This fascinating and beautiful book written by the artist himself and profusely illustrated with examples of his work presents the astonishingly varied production of this design genius over the course of his career. The many images of Morris’s works in metal and stone will fascinate anyone interested in the history of design and will be an inspiration to collectors designers and students alike. (MP)