Constance Abernathy
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June 20, 1931
Constance Abernathy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Constance Davies June 20, 1931 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 1994 (aged 62) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Spouse | J. T. Abernathy |
Constance Abernathy (née Davies; June 20, 1931 – June 18, 1994) was an American architect, jeweler, and associate of Buckminster Fuller.
Abernathy worked on a special project studying with Buckminster Fuller to create the geodesic dome egg carton form of architecture and functioned as Fuller's secretary maintaining sections of his files and archives.[1][2] Between 1966 and 1971, she directed Fuller's New York office.[3]
Jewelry
Beginning in 1977, Abernathy became a jeweler.[3] In New York City she befriended and worked with many famous artists. Among her contemporaries were many well-known painters and sculptors such as Larry Rivers, Peter Reginato, Peter Young, Ching Ho Cheng, Ronnie Landfield, and Dan Christensen. Ching Ho Cheng painted her portrait in 1977. In the 1980s, her works started to include precious gems and cast parts she created. Her big bead necklaces were collected by Clarice Cosby and many others.[4][5] Her works are in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt and Museum of Art and Design.[3][4]
Other collaborations
Abernathy appears on recordings by John Giorno from the late 1960s and on the live album The Sound Pool by Musica Elettronica Viva, recorded in May 1969.[6]
