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| '''Ann Hand''' is an American jewelry designer and businesswoman. In 1988, she founded the jewelry company Ann Hand LLC. | '''Ann Hand''' is an American jewelry designer and businesswoman. In 1988, she founded the jewelry company Ann Hand LLC. She is married to ], who served as the ] under President ]. | ||
| == Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
| Hand grew up in ] and attended the ], where she studied opera |
Hand grew up in ] and attended the ], where she studied opera.<ref name= fab>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= January 5, 2010|title= Meet Ann Hand|url= https://www.faboverfifty.com/women/blog/ann-hand/|website= FabOverFifty.com|location= |publisher= Brinsights, LLC|access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Hand is the founder of Ann Hand LLC, a jewelry design company that she founded in 1988.<ref name= wwd>{{cite web |last= Watters|first= Susan|date= January 18, 2005|title= Ann Hand’s Capital Jewels|url= https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/ann-hand-s-capital-jewels-587420/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> The company is based in the ] of ]<ref>{{cite web |author= Adams, Tamara|date= April 3, 2008|title= Rock the vote|url= https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/316-rock-the-vote|website= ]|location= |publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> Her designs gained notoriety in 1993 after Hand designed a custom pin for Colleen O'Brien Nunn, the wife of ] Senator ], to commemorate the unveiling of a restored ] at the ].<ref name= fab/><ref name= washingtonian/> Hand's jewelry became popular with high-ranking U.S. politicians and diplomats,<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Ann Hand: Sew much comfort|url= https://washingtonlife.com/issues/february_2006/ann_hand/|website= Washington Life Magazine|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> and their spouses, including ] and ].<ref name= washingtonian>{{cite web |last= McElwaine|first= Sandra|date= January 18, 2017|title= DC Jeweler Surprised by Vitriol That Greeted Her Trump Inauguration Collection|url= https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/18/ann-hand-trump-jewelry-blowback/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> She designed custom jewelry and gifts for the ], the ] Society, the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], ], ], ], the ], and ]..<ref name= rwff>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Ann Hand Exclusive Design RWFF|url= https://www.rwfforum.org/products/ann-hand-pin|website= Republican Women's Federal Forum |location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Dufour|first= Jeff|date= August 11, 2009|title= Ann Hand to close Georgetown shop|url= https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/797587/ann-hand-to-close-georgetown-shop/#google_vignette|website= ] |location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> She also designed pieces for the ], the ], the ], and the ].<ref name= rwff/> | Hand is the founder of Ann Hand LLC, a jewelry design company that she founded in 1988.<ref name= wwd>{{cite web |last= Watters|first= Susan|date= January 18, 2005|title= Ann Hand’s Capital Jewels|url= https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/ann-hand-s-capital-jewels-587420/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> The company is based in the ] of ]<ref>{{cite web |author= Adams, Tamara|date= April 3, 2008|title= Rock the vote|url= https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/316-rock-the-vote|website= ]|location= |publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> Her designs gained notoriety in 1993 after Hand designed a custom pin for Colleen O'Brien Nunn, the wife of ] Senator ], to commemorate the unveiling of a restored ] at the ].<ref name= fab/><ref name= washingtonian/> Hand's jewelry became popular with high-ranking U.S. politicians and diplomats,<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Ann Hand: Sew much comfort|url= https://washingtonlife.com/issues/february_2006/ann_hand/|website= Washington Life Magazine|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> and their spouses, including ] and ].<ref name= washingtonian>{{cite web |last= McElwaine|first= Sandra|date= January 18, 2017|title= DC Jeweler Surprised by Vitriol That Greeted Her Trump Inauguration Collection|url= https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/18/ann-hand-trump-jewelry-blowback/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> She designed custom jewelry and gifts for the ], the ] Society, the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], ], ], ], the ], and ]..<ref name= rwff>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Ann Hand Exclusive Design RWFF|url= https://www.rwfforum.org/products/ann-hand-pin|website= Republican Women's Federal Forum |location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Dufour|first= Jeff|date= August 11, 2009|title= Ann Hand to close Georgetown shop|url= https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/797587/ann-hand-to-close-georgetown-shop/#google_vignette|website= ] |location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> She also designed pieces for the ], the ], the ], and the ].<ref name= rwff/> | ||
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| In 2007, Hand designed a line of jewelry for ].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= November 26, 2007|title= Ann Hand designs Miss America jewelry|url= https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/1820025/ann-hand-designs-miss-america-jewelry/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> In 2017, she created jewelry for the ] of ].<ref name= nbc>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= January 10, 2017|title= Longtime Georgetown Jeweler Ann Hand Ready for the Next Inauguration|url= https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/longtime-georgetown-jeweler-ann-hand-ready-for-the-next-inauguration_washington-dc/8851/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> Her company faced a boycott following the launch of her Trump jewelry.<ref name= washingtonian/> She previously designed jewelry for the ] of ].<ref name= hunews>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Political Jeweler Creates Patriotism, Politics in Designs|url= https://hunewsservice.com/news/political-jeweler-creates-patriotism-politics-in-designs/|website= Howard University News Service|location= ]|publisher= ]|access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> | In 2007, Hand designed a line of jewelry for ].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= November 26, 2007|title= Ann Hand designs Miss America jewelry|url= https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/1820025/ann-hand-designs-miss-america-jewelry/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> In 2017, she created jewelry for the ] of ].<ref name= nbc>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= January 10, 2017|title= Longtime Georgetown Jeweler Ann Hand Ready for the Next Inauguration|url= https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/longtime-georgetown-jeweler-ann-hand-ready-for-the-next-inauguration_washington-dc/8851/|website= ]|location= ]|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> Her company faced a boycott following the launch of her Trump jewelry.<ref name= washingtonian/> She previously designed jewelry for the ] of ].<ref name= hunews>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= Political Jeweler Creates Patriotism, Politics in Designs|url= https://hunewsservice.com/news/political-jeweler-creates-patriotism-politics-in-designs/|website= Howard University News Service|location= ]|publisher= ]|access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> | ||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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| She is married to ], an attorney who served as ] under President ].<ref name= fab/> They have five children.<ref name= fab/> One of her sons died in a car accident.<ref name= washingtonian/> | She is married to ], an attorney who served as ] under President ].<ref name= fab/> They have five children.<ref name= fab/> One of her sons died in a car accident.<ref name= washingtonian/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 9 January 2025
American jewelry designer| Ann Hand | |
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.jpg) Hand (left) with her husband and Lynn Novick in 2020. | |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation(s) | jewelry designer businesswoman |
| Spouse | Lloyd Nelson Hand |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | annhand.com |
Ann Hand is an American jewelry designer and businesswoman. In 1988, she founded the jewelry company Ann Hand LLC. She is married to Lloyd Nelson Hand, who served as the Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Early life and education
Hand grew up in Houston and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied opera.
Career
Hand is the founder of Ann Hand LLC, a jewelry design company that she founded in 1988. The company is based in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Her designs gained notoriety in 1993 after Hand designed a custom pin for Colleen O'Brien Nunn, the wife of Democratic Senator Sam Nunn, to commemorate the unveiling of a restored Statue of Freedom at the U.S. Capitol Building. Hand's jewelry became popular with high-ranking U.S. politicians and diplomats, and their spouses, including Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton. She designed custom jewelry and gifts for the White House, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Central Intelligence Agency, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Space Alliance, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Red Cross, the United Service Organizations, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Smithsonian, The Heritage Foundation, Exxon Mobil, the Lockheed Corporation, and QVC.. She also designed pieces for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and the Clinton Presidential Center.
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In 2007, Hand designed a line of jewelry for Miss America. In 2017, she created jewelry for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Her company faced a boycott following the launch of her Trump jewelry. She previously designed jewelry for the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Personal life
She is married to Lloyd Nelson Hand, an attorney who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson. They have five children. One of her sons died in a car accident.
She moved to Washington, D.C. in 1965 for her husband's appointment in the Johnson administration.
References
- ^ "Meet Ann Hand". FabOverFifty.com. Brinsights, LLC. January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Watters, Susan (January 18, 2005). "Ann Hand's Capital Jewels". Women's Wear Daily. New York City. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Adams, Tamara (April 3, 2008). "Rock the vote". National Jeweler. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ McElwaine, Sandra (January 18, 2017). "DC Jeweler Surprised by Vitriol That Greeted Her Trump Inauguration Collection". Washingtonian. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- "Ann Hand: Sew much comfort". Washington Life Magazine. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Ann Hand Exclusive Design RWFF". Republican Women's Federal Forum. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Dufour, Jeff (August 11, 2009). "Ann Hand to close Georgetown shop". Washington Examiner. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- "Ann Hand designs Miss America jewelry". Washington Examiner. Washington, D.C. November 26, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- "Longtime Georgetown Jeweler Ann Hand Ready for the Next Inauguration". NBC. Washington, D.C. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- "Political Jeweler Creates Patriotism, Politics in Designs". Howard University News Service. Washington, D.C.: Howard University. Retrieved January 8, 2025.