Tiffany Dubin at The Norton Museum, West Palm Beach

Photos by Annie Watt

On April 25, 2025, Tiffany Dubin, an artist jewelry specialist, spoke at the Norton Museum’s ArtSpeaks event about post-World War II jewelry design. She discussed how 20th-century jewelry evolved as an artistic expression of identity, experimentation, and cultural change.

“This transformative era saw artists—from René Jules Lalique to 1920s interwar figures like Jean Dunand, Surrealists of the 1930s such as Alberto Giacometti, Max Ernst, Meret Oppenheim, and Salvador Dalí, followed by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, and Man Ray, and finally postwar sculptors like César and BernarVenet—challenge traditional notions of adornment, elevating jewelry from decorative object to powerful artistic expression.” 

With a background as founder and director of Sotheby’s Fashion department, Tiffany has partnered with brands like Chanel and Cartier, managing prestigious collections such as To Have and To Hold and Pulp Fashion. As Sotheby’s Artist Jewelry Specialist, Tiffany has redefined fine art and adornment and transformed the Fashion Department into a profitable venture.

The sold out auditorium included James de Givenchy, Mark Gennerman, Pamela Gross, Jane Lauder, Michael Penn, Regan Rohde, Carol and Joel Schwab, Sara Weintraub, Pam Taylor Yates, and Jessica Zirinis. Afterwards, Amy Hoadley hosted a private dinner in Tiffany’s honor at Club Colette.