Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute To Madeleine K. Albright; Author: Drutt, Helen W.; Hardback; Book

Author: Drutt, Helen W.
Hardback; Book; 70 Colour Illustrations
176 pages
Published: February 2001
Arnoldsche Verlaganstalt GmbH
ISBN: 3897901528
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Whenever one sees US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on TV, one notices her extravagant jewelry. Few people realize, however, that the beauty of this jewelry is often invested with anunmistakable message: after the Iraqi press portrayed her as a snake, she wore a snake-shaped brooch when she met with Iraqi officials. During the difficult Middle East peace talks, a dove on her shoulder watched over the proceedings. Mrs. Albright employs her jewelry as part of her own subtle form of diplomacy, a weapon barred to men.Sixty-one artists from 16 countries responded to the challenge suggested by Helen Drutt from Philadelphia to create highly individual brooches themed with Albright's strategic use of adornment. The results are a glittering show of jewelry covering a wide spect