Richard Mawdsley
"Camera" Necklace

"Camera" Necklace
"Camera" Necklace
"Camera" Necklace
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Camera" Necklace
Date1971
MediumSterling silver, amythest, and pearl
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 9/16 in. (1.4 × 6.4 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.3950
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
Ll 20 Public Corridor
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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"1975 Jewelry Invitational: Symbolism and Imagery," Central Washington State College, Fine Arts Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington, February 1975.

"Jewelers, U.S.A.," California State University, Fullerton, Art Gallery, February 27–March 25, 1976.

"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 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.

"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.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"STERLING / RM" stamped on plate mounted to back of pendant

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