Artist
Jamie Bennett(American, born 1948)American, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Black Basilica #4" Brooch
Date1982–1983
MediumSilver, enamel, copper, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (3.5 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3622
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryPlum Gallery, Washington, 1983.
"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
"Jamie Bennett / Nov. 82" etched on back near clasp.
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