FABERGÉ: Empire of Grace & Elegance
4-weeks (first 4) | Registration closed 9/10/2025
In 1882 Carl Fabergé with brother Agaphon took over his father’s jewelry business in St. Petersburg. The success of the Fabergé brothers transformed the jewelry business by emphasizing design, craftsmanship, and the creation of high-quality, handmade items by exceptional artist-jewelers. They introduced a new style that valued color, intricate details, and the revival of enameling. The class will learn about Fabergé enameling from the direct observation of a process. We'll explore the world of Fabergé, specifically focusing on the history of the Imperial Easter Eggs, the artistry behind their creation, and the exquisite materials used.
Gala Leganof
Gala Leganof received a B.A. degree cum laude in International Politics and was a winner of the Marist Baccalaureate Award in Political Science. In 1999, she was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. She received an M.A. from McGill University. McGill-Queen’s Press published her Understanding American Democracy in the Context of Democracy’s Empirical and Normative Evolution. In 2015 she completed studies at Columbia University about the United Nations and lectured on the subject, “Ukraine v. Russia: the Annexation of Crimea.” Gala is a frequent collaborator at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University. In 2016, she collaborated with Patricia Kennedy Grimsted on “Hidden in the Hermitage: Tracing Nazi-Looted Art from Kyiv and Western Europe in the Erich Koch Collection".