Nameplate jewelry comes in many shapes, styles, and sizes — from scripted pendants to bejeweled rings and bracelets bearing first names, last names, and nicknames.
Our love of this storied adornment evolved into Documenting the Nameplate, a multi-year research project collecting photographs and testimonies from wearers across the
country and around the world.
Featuring essays, interviews, archival imagery, and historical exploration, The Nameplate is a tribute to the people who make, wear, and cherish it.
Contributors:
- Arlene Mejorado
- Azikiwe Mohammed
- Naima Green
- Destiny Mata
- Gogy Esparza
- Nichelle Dailey
- Nahomi Rizzo
- Troy Montes
- Mia Penaloza
- Laura Ciriaco
- Adria Marin and Celeste Umaña of Las Fotos Project
- Christelle de Castro
- Jamel Shabazz
- Polo Silk
- Rafael Rios
- Haleigh Nickerson
- Eva G. Woolridge
- Kelly Shami
- Diana Lozano
- Pedro Baez
- Vanessa “DJ Agana” Espinoza
- Maria Liebana
- Emily Manwaring
- Anjuna Bea
- Georgina Treviño
- Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton
- Rawiya Kameir
- Professor Q
- Eric Darnell Pritchard
- April Walker
- Claudia “Claw Money” Gold
- LaLa Romero
- Jillian Hernandez
- Lee Marshall
- Ilya Shaulov
- Oswaldo Serrano
- Bargain Bazaar Jewelry
- Design by Kyle Richardson and Robert Diaz
