Artist
Otto Künzli(Swiss, born 1948, active Germany)Swiss, born 1948, active Germany
CultureSwiss
Titles
- "Postcard" Brooch
Date1981
Made inMunich, Germany
MediumPaper, plastic, elastic, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 5 13/16 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (14.8 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3889
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Helen Drutt Fifteen Years 1974-1989," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York / Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, January 28–February 25, 1989.
"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
"61" on back of postcard in pencil
"OTTO KÜNZLI / Schellingstr 93 / 8000 MUNCHEN 40" on back of mount, near clasp.
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