Artist
Keith A. Lewis(American, born 1959)American, born 1959
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Another Haruspex" Brooch
Date1995
MediumSterling silver, gold plate, liver-of-sulpher, and plastic
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (8.6 × 5.7 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3919
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Animal Urges," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California, October 2–November 4, 1995.
"Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Chicago," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California, 1995.
"Torch Songs: Fifty Years of Northwest Jewelry," Tacoma Museum of Art, July 11–September 7, 1998.
"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
“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, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"KA Lewis 1995 / 'Another Haruspex'" etched on back near clasp.
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Keith A. Lewis
2002
Sterling silver, fine silver, 24k gold plate, enamel on copper, and pearls
2007.456.A-.E
Vivian Tullos
1998
Gold plate, translucent enamel, Austrian crystal stones, large faceted rhinestones, sand-washed silk, gold braid, cloissone zipper purse, and plastic
2000.511.A-.C
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
1970–1971
Tweed, wool jersey, silk, satin, metal, and plastic
99.618.A-.C
Yves Saint Laurent
1982–1983
Silk wool poly-blend, leather, silk, metal, and plastic
99.613.A-.G
