Margot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enamelwork

by Penny Chittim Morrill

Margot Van Voorhies was an American in the mid-twentieth century who went to Taxco, Mexico, and established a jewelry design business best known for exquisite enamel work. This fascinating book relates the pains of her childhood and eventual refuge in Mexico, where she developed an artistic talent into the Margot de Taxco workshop, that employed hundreds of artisans, particularly including women. Her associations with Taxco silversmiths, who were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764335499
• ISBN13: 9780764335495
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"