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In Britain, in the 1950s and '60s, they contributed greatly to the growth of individual expression, perhaps because they were working outside any commercial constraints. \r\n\r\nIn 1961 designs by artists were shown at the International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery, held at the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. This groundbreaking exhibition aimed to 'stimulate public interest in jewellery as an art and to encourage British designers in this field'. Many artists were invited to contribute, some making jewellery for the first time. They were sent a small box of wax, from which they modelled a piece and returned it to the organisers for casting in silver or bronze. \r\n\r\nThese artists' jewels reflected a diversity of influences. Often rough-textured and heavy, they added a fascinating new dimension to the use of metals. As the catalogue said, they 'proved, if proof be needed, that cheap materials need not mean artistic insignificance, and that creative imagination shown with one visual art can very often be diverted to another'. \r\n\r\nThese precepts, heralding alternative priorities within jewellery, helped consolidate the position of the emerging artist-jewellery movement. \r\n\r\nF.E. McWilliam was a sculptor and painter, who joined the British surrealist group. His style is figurative. McWilliam taught at the Slade School of Art in London, there he met Henry Moore, who had inspired him to become a sculptor.","physicalDescription":"Geometric bracelet consisting of four main linked plaques which have an abstract textured patterning resembling offcuts of wood, and two smaller panels at the ends which contain the fastening. 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