Gijs Bakker
Adam

Adam

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Adam
Adam
ArtistDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Adam
  • Neckpiece
DateDesigned 1982, made 1989
MediumPVC-laminated photograph and gilded brass
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (28.6 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Photography Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Object number2002.2805
Non exposé

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ProvenanceHelen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on the back of Adam: "G Bakker / Adam no 21"

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