Janna Syvänoja
Brooch

Brooch

© Janna Syvänoja

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistFinnish, born 1960
CultureFinnish
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1992
MediumFishnet and wire
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1 in. (11.4 × 12.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Elegant Additions
Object number2002.4118
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1992; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryGallery Titanic, Turku, Finland, 1990.

"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, March 6–June 27, 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.


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