Georg Dobler
Brooch

Brooch

© Georg Dobler

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistGerman, born 1952
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1985
Made inBerlin, Germany
MediumSteel and acrylic lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 8 × 2 in. (15.2 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2004
Object number2002.3722
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Georg Dobler: Jewelry," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, October 5–November 2, 1985.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.

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