2021:
Awarded Graduate Gemologist (GG) diploma, Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
2019:
Awarded Graduate Diamonds (GD) diploma, Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
2015:
Cover article for The American Society of Jewelry Historians, written after conducting interviews with a Robert Dankner, a New York jeweler who was closing his small Diamond District shop after 3 generations and over 60 years in the designing and manufacturing business.
Courtney Marhev. "Dankner: A New York Jeweler Closes." The American Society of Jewelry Historians Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 8-11.
2014:
New York Times article discusses my research on Robert Dankner's jewelry and career, and the acquisition of his archives by the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Eve M. Kahn. "Preserving a New York Jewelry Legacy." The New York Times, May 23, 2014.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/arts/design/preserving-a-new-york-jewelry-legacy.html
2012:
New York Times article discusses my research on Gustav Manz's jewelry and career, and the efforts to preserve his legacy as an important 20th century craftsman.
Eve M. Kahn. "Giving a Craftsman His Due." The New York Times, September 28, 2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/arts/design/giving-a-craftsman-his-due.html
2011:
A scholarly presentation on Gustav Manz.
Courtney Bowers Marhev, "The Jewelers' Jeweler." Lecture presented to the American Society of Jewelry Historians at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, April 7, 2011.
http://gustavmanz.blogspot.com/2012/01/manz-spotting-what-to-look-for-in.html
2010:
Article on Gustav Manz published in The Magazine Antiques.
Courtney Bowers, "The Life and Jewelry of Gustav Manz." The Magazine Antiques, Sept./ Oct. 2010.
http://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/the-life-and-jewelry-of-gustav-manz/
2008:
Thesis rediscovering early 20th century jeweler Gustav Manz, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in the History of Decorative Arts and Design, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Marhev, Courtney Bowers. "Where Credit is Due: The Life and Jewelry Work of Gustav Manz, 1865-1946." The Smithsonian Institution, 2008.
