Max Fröhlich
"Bijou Barbare" Ring

"Bijou Barbare" Ring

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"Bijou Barbare" Ring
"Bijou Barbare" Ring
ArtistSwiss, 1908–1997
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • "Bijou Barbare" Ring
Date1984
MediumSilver alloy
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/16 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (3.3 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3757
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Jewelry International," American Craft Museum II, New York, May 25–September 1, 1984.

"Contemporary Jewellery: The Americas, Australia, Europe, and Japan," National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, August 29–October 7 1984; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, October 25–December 9, 1984.

"Max Fröhlich: Silverware and Jewelry 1982-1988," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, December 3, 1988–January 7, 1989.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's mark and three lines are on one side of this ring.

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