Aaronel deRoy Gruber
Aaronel deRoy Gruber is an American jewelry designer and sculptor, born in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. She studied sculpture at the University of Michigan and later moved to California in 1953. Gruber began designing jewelry in 1963, after moving to Los Angeles.
Gruber's jewelry designs are unique and bold, often featuring large, colorful gemstones and sculptural metalwork. Her work has been featured in several museums, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Gruber has won several awards for her work, including the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship, and has been commissioned to create jewelry for several celebrities, including Barbra Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor.
In addition to her jewelry work, Gruber is also known for her large-scale sculptures, which have been exhibited in several public spaces throughout California. She passed away in 2011, but her legacy as a pioneer in contemporary jewelry design lives on.
Gruber's jewelry designs are unique and bold, often featuring large, colorful gemstones and sculptural metalwork. Her work has been featured in several museums, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Gruber has won several awards for her work, including the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship, and has been commissioned to create jewelry for several celebrities, including Barbra Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor.
In addition to her jewelry work, Gruber is also known for her large-scale sculptures, which have been exhibited in several public spaces throughout California. She passed away in 2011, but her legacy as a pioneer in contemporary jewelry design lives on.
