James Frederick Woell
Class of '78 Brooch

Class of '78 Brooch

© Estate of James Frederick Woell

Class of '78 Brooch
Class of '78 Brooch
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Class of '78 Brooch
Date1978
Made inDeer Isle, Maine, United States
MediumCopper, silicone rubber, fiberglass screen, paper, steel, gold leaf, and paperclip
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 4 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.4114
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18 2003–February 8, 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
"Gold Seal / ALL STAINLESS / Murray / Corp." stamped on clasp
"No. 16 / PAT. 2452806 / 5/8 / to / 1 1/2" stamped on back
"WOELL / 78" stamped on edge of back.

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