Interview with Douriean Fletcher: "Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture" at Walters Art Museum

About this episode

Douriean Fletcher discusses her exhibition at the Walters Art Museum and the intersection of her jewelry design with cultural storytelling.

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Douriean Fletcher ! About Douriean Fletcher: An acclaimed jewelry designer and artisan whose work bridges adornment and storytelling. She was the specialty jeweler for Marvel's Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and became the first jewelry artist to be part of an Academy Award–winning costume design team—an honor she achieved twice. Douriean has expanded into spacial adornment art, creating large-scale installations and immersive environments. In our conversation, Douriean Fletcher discusses her exhibition, Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture , at the Walters Art Museum and how a ring in the museum's collection became a touchstone for the show. Years ago, she found an ancient Egyptian brass and red jasper ring online—covered in hieroglyphics and telling a story of religious belief, culture, and tradition. She saved the image, not knowing it belonged to the Walters. When putting together the exhibition, she showed the curator that same image—and found out it was part of the museum's collection all along. Fletcher also talks about the parallels between her pieces and objects in the Walters' collection…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lee

Guest: Douriean Fletcher

Topics covered

• jewelry design
• Afrofuturism
• art exhibitions
• storytelling
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Douriean Fletcher
• jewelry
• Afrofuture
• Walters Art Museum
• Black Panther
• art installation
• cultural storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walters Art Museum

Books & works: Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture, Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dogon sculptures, sculpture of Isis and Horus, ancient Egyptian brass and red jasper ring

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