Bruce Metcalf
"Hammerhead with Two Bombs" Brooch

"Hammerhead with Two Bombs" Brooch

© Bruce Metcalf

"Hammerhead with Two Bombs" Brooch
"Hammerhead with Two Bombs" Brooch
ArtistAmerican, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Hammerhead with Two Bombs" Brooch
Date1986
MediumSterling silver and automotive lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 × 1/2 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2009.1653
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Don and Rita Newman, 2004; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition HistoryGalleri Hnoss, Goteburg, Sweden, 2001.

Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1989.

Jewelerswerk Galerie, Washington, DC, 1986.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, March 7 - July 18, 2010.

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