William Harper
"Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch

"Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch

© William Harper

"Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch
"Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch
ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Unrequited Valentine #3" Brooch
Date1979
Medium14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3803
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
Exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"William Harper: Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, December 10, 1980–January 10, 1981.

"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"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.

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