Debra Rapoport
"Cloth Amulets" Necklace

"Cloth Amulets" Necklace
"Cloth Amulets" Necklace
"Cloth Amulets" Necklace
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Cloth Amulets" Necklace
Date1979
MediumCloth, thread, brass bead chain, paint, rubber, and pins
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 × 6 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (52.1 × 16.2 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Ellen English
Object number2002.4038
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
Ll 20 Public Corridor
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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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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