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  • Well Susan the Procrastinator had left yet another review pending for a couple of weeks! Anyway, my mom and I went to the Carnegie Museum of Art to see the exhibit, "Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection". We went on March 4, 2012 the day it closed. O' but I'm so glad we saw it, albeit at the last minute! Madeline Albright has always been one of my favorite women in politics. In 1997, Albright was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. Prior to that, she was Ambassador to the U.N. While serving under President Bill Clinton, first as U.S ambassador to the United Nations, and then as Secretary of State, Albright became known for wearing brooches that purposefully conveyed her views about the situation at hand. She was famous for saying, "While President George H.W. Bush had been known for saying 'Read my lips,' I began urging colleagues and reporters to 'Read my pins.'" In 1994, Saddam Hussein's government-controlled press referred to then-U.S. Ambassador to the UN Albright as an "unparalleled serpent." She then wore a golden snake brooch to her next meeting on Iraq, I was really quite enthralled by the collection that Secretary Albright cultivated. As my guide says, "The collection is distinctive and democratic-sometimes demure and understated, sometimes outlandish and outspoken-spanning more than a century of jewelry design and including fascinating pieces from across the globe." Some of the pieces on display were fine antiques, such as the circa 1880 "Blue Bird". But many of the pieces were costume jewelry. I guess my favorite piece was "Liberty Brooch". Now this piece, circa 1997 by Gijs Bakker, is the head of Lady Liberty with two watch faces for eyes, one of which is upside down-allowing both her and her visitor to see when it is time for an appointment to end. A very clever piece, and judging by the others' comments at the exhibit, I'm not the only one with that opinion. Mom really loved it too. So this was a really powerful exhibit of an eclectic collection of jewelry. I strongly recommend reading the accompanying book, "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box", which you can get at Barnes & Noble or Amazon. Madeleine Albright is an inspiration to women in politics and government.
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