Warwick Freeman
"Paua Layer" Bracelet

"Paua Layer" Bracelet

© Warwick Freeman

"Paua Layer" Bracelet
"Paua Layer" Bracelet
ArtistNew Zealander, born 1953
CultureNew Zealander
Titles
  • "Paua Layer" Bracelet
Date1989
Made inDevonport, New Zealand
MediumAbalone (Paua)
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (4.4 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3748
Non exposé

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Provenance[Galerie RA, Amsterdam, 1990]; Helen Williams Drutt; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Share of Sky," Warwick Freeman, Galerie RA, Amsterdam, 1990.

"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"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.

"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
"W.F." etched on top layer.

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