Walter Kelley Morris
"Origins" Brooch

"Origins" Brooch

© Walter Kelley Morris

"Origins" Brooch
"Origins" Brooch
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Origins" Brooch
Date1973
MediumSterling silver, acrylic, tintype, and fiber optics
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 5.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2002.3976
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.
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