Bruno Martinazzi
"Berkeley" Brooch

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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 Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenancePrivate collection, Philadelphia; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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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