Artist
Vaughn Stubbs(American, 1946–2016)American, 1946–2016
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Cherub Boys" Brooch
- from Pictures Under Glass series
Date1990
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumAmber glass, photograph, plastic beads, acrylic, mother-of-pearl, and felt
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 11/16 × 1/2 in. (8.3 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4116
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryPhiladelphia Art Alliance, 1990s.
"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
"VAUGHN / STUBBS / 90" written in black marker on back near clasp
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