"Kraft-Versus-Host-Reaction" Brooch
Artist
Manfred Bischoff(German, 1947–2015)German, 1947–2015
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Kraft-Versus-Host-Reaction" Brooch
Date1986
PlaceGermany
MediumGold, silver, and South Sea coral
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 6 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3629
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Tragezezeichen," Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, 1987.
"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.
"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, 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.
Published References Advertisement for "Helen Drutt: Philadelphia / SOFA, Chicago Illinois: Four Solo Exhibitions." 1994. American Craft Magazine. October / November, 1994. Vol. 54, No. 5. Illustrated. Bartels, Rike, ed. Manfred Bischoff: DIng Dong. Stuttgart, Germany: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2021: 55.
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Manfred Bischoff
1986
Graphite, watercolor, gouache and metallic paint on wove paper
2002.3630
