Helen Shirk
Brooch TB12TR

Brooch TB12TR

© H. Shirk

Brooch TB12TR
Brooch TB12TR
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brooch TB12TR
Date1982
Made inSan Diego, California, United States, North America
MediumSterling silver, titanium, and 14k gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 4 1/2 × 1/4 in. (2.5 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4085
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Helen Shirk: Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, October 24–November 27, 1982.

"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.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"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
"H. Shirk / Sterling" stamped on a plate mounted on back near clasp.

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Brooch TB11TR
Helen Shirk
1982
Sterling silver and titanium
2002.4086
Brooch TBB2
Helen Shirk
1981
Titanium, sterling silver, and gold
2002.4088
Brooch TB5
Helen Shirk
1981
Sterling silver and titanium
2002.4084
Bracelet T2
Helen Shirk
1981
Silver and titanium
2002.4087
Brooch
Helen Shirk
c. 1981–1982
Titanium, gilt, and sterling silver
2014.837
Brooch
Helen Shirk
1978
Sterling silver and onyx
2002.4083
"Interference Series" Brooch
Donald Friedlich
1983
18k gold, sterling silver, slate, titanium, and nickel
2002.3751
"Erosion Series" Brooch
Donald Friedlich
1984
18k gold, sterling silver, titanium, slate, and nickel
2002.3752
Brooch #1365
Earl Pardon
c. 1989
Sterling silver, 14k and 22k gold, enamel, pure silver, abalone shell, ebony, amethyst, and peridot
2002.4005
"The Swimmer of Dreams" Brooch
Elizabeth Garrison
1988
Fine and sterling silver, enamel, copper, 14k gold, ebony, and fossil ivory
2002.3771
Triangular Pin / Pendant #1
Robin Quigley
1978
14k gold, sterling silver, acrylic, epoxy resin, and gold leaf
2002.4025.A,.B
Brooch #1353
Earl Pardon
1988
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, ebony, abalone shell, and amethyst
2002.4004