Smithsonian Jewelry Project 
with Natural Freshwater Pearls 
from the Tennessee River 
  
  
Brenda Smith, The Fine Art of Jewelry chosen to create jewelry  
for the  
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.  
 
 
Pictured - all natural, freshwater pearls from the Tennessee River. 
 
 
 
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Below is Brenda with Gina Latendresse, from the American Pearl Co, choosing pearls for the project. The American Pearl Co. was founded by her father, John Latendresse, pioneer and doyen of pearl culturing in the US.  
  
 
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