Ramona Solberg
Pendant

Pendant

© Ramona Solberg Estate

Pendant
Pendant
ArtistAmerican, 1921 - 2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1994
Made inSeattle, Washington, United States, North America
MediumSilver, beads, and found objects
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 6 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Susan Edwards
Object number2002.4108
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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.

"Crafting America," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, February 6–May 31, 2021; Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, June 29–September 12, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"RAMONA" is stamped on the back of the pendant

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