James Frederick Woell
Training Fetish Brooch

Training Fetish Brooch

© Estate of James Frederick Woell

Training Fetish Brooch
Training Fetish Brooch
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Training Fetish Brooch
Date1971–1973
Made inRockdale, Wisconsin, United States
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (3.7 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4094
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; commissioned 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"FOR HELEN DRUTT" and "TRAINING FETISH / 2/50 / FRED WOEL 1971" are etched on back near clasp.

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