Gijs Bakker
"Gerbera" Neckpiece

"Gerbera" Neckpiece

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"Gerbera" Neckpiece
"Gerbera" Neckpiece
ArtistDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
  • "Gerbera" Neckpiece
Date1985
MediumPVC and natural petals
DimensionsOverall: 1/16 × 11 1/4 in. (0.2 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2002.3592
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Jewelry International," American Craft Museum II, New York, May 25–September 1, 1984.

"Gijs Bakker," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia. May 10 - June 7, 1986.

"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"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
"GB '85" etched on back near split

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