Artist
Bruno Martinazzi(Italian, 1923–2018)Italian, 1923–2018
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Berkeley" Brooch
Date1967
Medium24k gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 2.9 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3941
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Economic Growth," Domus Collection, Torino, Italy, 1968.
"Schmuck Unserer Zeir, 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.
"Bruno Martinazzi: Gioielle 1958-1997," Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, January 7, 1997– [unknown]; Goldscmiedehaus Hanau, Germany, January 23–March 22, 1998; Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich, April 23–June 6, 1998; Museo Degli Eremitani, Padova, Italy, [unknown].
"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
"MARTINAZZI" etched on front lower right corner.
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