"Yo, Metteur en Scène" Brooch
Artist
Manfred Bischoff(German, 1947–2015)German, 1947–2015
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Yo, Metteur en Scène" Brooch
- "(I am the Director)" Brooch
Date1992
PlaceGermany
MediumGold, silver, coral, and diamonds
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 9.5 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3635
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Joies Indissenyables," Capella de L’Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, February 20–March 18, 1992.
"Manfred Bischoff 'Üb Ersetzen,'" Museum Het Kruithuis, s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 1993.
"A View By Two: Contemporary Jewelry," Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 2–April 15, 2001.
"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.
Published References Bischoff, Manfred. Manfred Bischoff: Üb Ersetzen. Exh. cat. ‘s-Hertogenbosch: Museum Het Kruithuis, 1993. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"MBY1" is scratched on back near the clasp.
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Manfred Bischoff
1992
Electrostatic print, watercolor and metallic paint on wove paper
2007.1550
