Gijs Bakker
"Vijf Meter Collier" [Five Meter Necklace]

"Vijf Meter Collier" [Five Meter Necklace]

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"Vijf Meter Collier" [Five Meter Necklace]
"Vijf Meter Collier" [Five Meter Necklace]
ArtistDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
  • "Vijf Meter Collier" [Five Meter Necklace]
Date1973
MediumGold wire
DimensionsOverall: 1/16 × 5 3/4 in. (0.2 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Susan Vaughan Foundation
Object number2002.3615
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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.

"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.

"Gijs Bakker: Vormgever," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, December 7, 1989–January 7, 1990.

"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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