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Necklace with Red Sheet Metal and Blade (Halsschmuck mit rotem Blech und Klinge)

Necklace with Red Sheet Metal and Blade (Halsschmuck mit rotem Blech und Klinge)

© 1994 Bernhard Schobinger

Necklace with Red Sheet Metal and Blade (Halsschmuck mit rotem Blech und Klinge)
Necklace with Red Sheet Metal and Blade (Halsschmuck mit rotem Blech und Klinge)
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Necklace with Red Sheet Metal and Blade (Halsschmuck mit rotem Blech und Klinge)
Date1994
MediumTin, quartz, iron, gold, copper wire, metal sheet from steel, paint, and ink
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 6 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (33 × 16.5 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4065
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
Exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
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