Artist
Emmy Van Leersum(Dutch, 1930–1984)Dutch, 1930–1984
CultureDutch
Titles
- "Broken Lines" Necklace
Date1982
MediumNylon
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (24.8 × 14.6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4145
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Broken Lines: Emmy Van Leersum 1930-1984," Museum Het Kruithuis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, April 4–June 13, 1993; Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Oostende, Belgium, July 3–September 6, 1993; Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montreal, October 7–December 7, 1993.
"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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