Artist
Fritz Maierhofer(Austrian, born 1941)Austrian, born 1941
CultureAustrian
Titles
- Brooch
Date1972
Made inVienna, Austria
MediumAcrylic, silver, and oil pencil
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3931
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"1/30" and "Maierhofer 72" written on back in black ink.
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Fritz Maierhofer
1976
Aluminum printing foil, acrylic, silver, and gold
2002.3933
