Artist
Stanley Lechtzin(American, born 1936)American, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch 63-B
Date1966
MediumSterling silver, tourmaline crystal, and pearl
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1/2 in. (7 × 8.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.3905
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Annual Cultured Pearl Jewelry Design Contest," Cultured Pearl Association of America and Japan, New York, 1966.
"Stanley Lechtzin" Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, 1967.
Gallery 1015, Wynnemd, Pennsylvania, 1967.
"Craftsmen '67 Invited Section," Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center, 1967.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973.
"The 1984 Hazlett Memorial Awards Exhibition for the Visual Arts," Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania, May 12–June 20, 1984; William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, June 30–August 9, 1984; University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, August 26–September 23, 1984.
"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.
"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.
"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.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.
"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
"STERLING / LECHTZIN" stamped on plate on back near clasp.
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Albert Paley
1971
14k gold, sterling silver, delrin, tourmaline, synthetic sapphires, and copper alloy
2002.4001