# Ann Hand

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{{Short description|American jewelry designer}}
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|name        = Ann Hand
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|image       = Ann Hand (cropped from JG7 9248 (49470215347)).jpg
|image_size  = 250px
|caption     = Hand in 2020
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|spouse      = [Lloyd Nelson Hand](/source/Lloyd_Nelson_Hand)
|children    = 5
|education   = [University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin)
|occupation  = jewelry designer<br/>businesswoman
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|website     = [https://annhand.com/ annhand.com]
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'''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](/source/Lloyd_Nelson_Hand), who served as the [Chief of Protocol of the United States](/source/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States) under President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson).

== Early life and education ==
Hand grew up in [Houston](/source/Houston) and attended the [University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin), 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|access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021820/https://www.faboverfifty.com/women/blog/ann-hand/|url-status= live}}</ref>

== 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= [Women's Wear Daily](/source/Women's_Wear_Daily)|location= [New York City](/source/New_York_City)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021745/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/ann-hand-s-capital-jewels-587420/|url-status= live}}</ref> The company is based in the [Georgetown](/source/Georgetown_(Washington%2C_D.C.)), [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)<ref>{{cite web|author= Adams, Tamara|date= April 3, 2008|title= Rock the vote|url= https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/316-rock-the-vote|website= [National Jeweler](/source/National_Jeweler)|location= |publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125022003/https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/316-rock-the-vote|url-status= live}}</ref> Her designs gained notoriety in 1993 after Hand designed a custom pin for Colleen O'Brien Nunn, the wife of [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) Senator [Sam Nunn](/source/Sam_Nunn), to commemorate the unveiling of a restored [Statue of Freedom](/source/Statue_of_Freedom) at the [U.S. Capitol Building](/source/U.S._Capitol_Building).<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= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> and their spouses, including [Madeleine Albright](/source/Madeleine_Albright) and [Hillary Clinton](/source/Hillary_Clinton).<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://washingtonian.com/2017/01/18/ann-hand-trump-jewelry-blowback/|website= [Washingtonian](/source/Washingtonian_(magazine))|location= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 9, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250109033713/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/18/ann-hand-trump-jewelry-blowback/|url-status= live}}</ref> She designed custom jewelry and gifts for the [White House](/source/White_House), the [Congressional Medal of Honor](/source/Congressional_Medal_of_Honor) Society, the [U.S. State Department](/source/U.S._State_Department), the [U.S. Department of Defense](/source/U.S._Department_of_Defense), the [U.S. Department of Justice](/source/U.S._Department_of_Justice), the [Central Intelligence Agency](/source/Central_Intelligence_Agency), the [North Atlantic Treaty Organization](/source/NATO), the [United Space Alliance](/source/United_Space_Alliance), the [Boy Scouts of America](/source/Boy_Scouts_of_America), the [American Red Cross](/source/American_Red_Cross), the [United Service Organizations](/source/United_Service_Organizations), the [National Trust for Historic Preservation](/source/National_Trust_for_Historic_Preservation), [The Smithsonian](/source/The_Smithsonian), [The Heritage Foundation](/source/The_Heritage_Foundation), [ExxonMobil](/source/ExxonMobil), the [Lockheed Corporation](/source/Lockheed_Corporation) and [QVC](/source/QVC).<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= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021754/https://www.rwfforum.org/products/ann-hand-pin|url-status= live}}</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= [Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)|location= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021809/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/797587/ann-hand-to-close-georgetown-shop/#google_vignette|url-status= live}}</ref> She also designed pieces for the [Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum](/source/Lyndon_Baines_Johnson_Library_and_Museum), the [Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum](/source/Richard_Nixon_Presidential_Library_and_Museum), the [Ronald Reagan Presidential Library](/source/Ronald_Reagan_Presidential_Library), and the [Clinton Presidential Center](/source/Clinton_Presidential_Center).<ref name= rwff/> 
[[File:5D4A2409 (48996340263).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hand (right) with her husband and [Nancy Pelosi](/source/Nancy_Pelosi) in 2019]]
In 2007, Hand designed a line of jewelry for [Miss America](/source/Miss_America).<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= [Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)|location= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025}}</ref> In 2017, she created jewelry for the [inauguration](/source/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump) of [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump).<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= [NBC News](/source/NBC_News)|location= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= |access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021904/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/longtime-georgetown-jeweler-ann-hand-ready-for-the-next-inauguration_washington-dc/8851/|url-status= live}}</ref> Her company faced a boycott following the launch of her Trump jewelry.<ref name= washingtonian/> She previously designed jewelry for the [inauguration](/source/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama) of [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama).<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= [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)|publisher= [Howard University](/source/Howard_University)|access-date= January 8, 2025|archive-date= January 25, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250125021752/https://hunewsservice.com/news/political-jeweler-creates-patriotism-politics-in-designs/|url-status= live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She is married to [Lloyd Nelson Hand](/source/Lloyd_Nelson_Hand), an attorney who served as [Chief of Protocol of the United States](/source/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States) under President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson).<ref name= fab/> They have five children.<ref name= fab/> One of her sons died in a car accident.<ref name= washingtonian/>

She moved to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) in 1965 for her husband's appointment in the [Johnson administration](/source/Presidency_of_Lyndon_B._Johnson).<ref name= washingtonian/>

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