Pierre Cavalan
"Air" Neckpiece

"Air" Neckpiece

© Pierre Cavalan

"Air" Neckpiece
"Air" Neckpiece
ArtistFrench, born 1954, active Australia
CultureFrench
Titles
  • "Air" Neckpiece
Date1993
MediumEnamel, souvenir tacks, and mixed media
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 10 × 3/8 in. (38.7 × 25.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3673
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Vessels and Parures," Jam Factory Craft and Design Center, Adelaide, February 18–April, 1994.

"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 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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