Artist
Stanley Lechtzin(American, born 1936)American, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch 96-B
Date1967
MediumSterling silver and rhodochrosite quartz
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3908
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Stanley Lechtzin," University of California, Berkeley, California, 1967.
"American Jewelry Exhibition: Lechtzin, Matsukata, Skoogfors," Odakyu Department Store, Tokyo, 1968.
"Stanley Lechtzin," State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1968.
"Second Craftsmen Invitational," Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1969.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1969.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Lee Nordness Galleries, New York, 1969.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973.
"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.
"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
"STERLING / LECHTZIN" and a makers mark are stamped on a plate mounted on back near clasp.
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