Chicago-based silversmith firm, The Kalo Shop, was an innovative design studio founded in 1900 by Clara Barck Welles. Kalo produced beautiful objects of the highest quality for 70 years. Learn about the groundbreaking techniques used by Kalo with John Walcher, Senior Specialist of Decorative Arts for Rago Wright LLC and Toomey & Co. Auctioneers. Using works within the museum collection and selections from the Collection of Paul Somerson, Walcher will highlight the techniques and meticulous skills found in Kalo's exquisite and influential designs in Arts and Crafts jewelry and metalwork.