Olaf Skoogfors
Pendant

Pendant

© Judith Skoogfors-Prip

Pendant
Pendant
ArtistAmerican, born Sweden, 1930–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1972
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumBronze, brass, sterling silver, and ivory
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 5 × 1 1/4 in. (24.1 × 12.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4095
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"International Jewellery Art Exhibition," Japan Jewellery Association, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo. October 4–15, 1973.

"Masterworks of the 70's: Jewelers, Weavers," Members Gallery, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York, March 28–May 5, 1974.

"Olaf Skoogfors: 20th Century Goldsmith 1930-1975." Philadelphia College of Art, January 22–February 17, 1979; Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, April 6–August 19, 1979.

"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.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"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
"OLAF SKOOGFORS" stamped twice on the necklace's clasp.

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Belt Buckle
Olaf Skoogfors
1974
Sterling silver, copper, brass, and bronze
2002.4100
Pendant
Olaf Skoogfors
1973
Gold-plated sterling silver
2002.4097
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1973
Gold-plated sterling silver and blue baroque pearl
2002.4096
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1970
Gold-plated sterling silver and ivory
2002.4090
Ring
Olaf Skoogfors
1974
Sterling silver
2002.4101
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1970
Gold-plated sterling silver and baroque Biwa pearl
2002.4091
Necklace
Olaf Skoogfors
1970
Gold-plated sterling silver
2002.4092
Belt Buckle
Olaf Skoogfors
1972
Silver, copper, and brass
2002.4093
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1967–1968
Gold-plated sterling silver and pearl
2003.970
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1966
Gold-plated sterling silver, round pearls, and Biwa pearls
2002.4089
Necklace
Olaf Skoogfors
1970–1971
Gold-plated silver
2002.3461
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Merrily Tompkins
1976
Enamels, copper, sterling silver, brass, wood rocks, and found objects
2002.4129