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Artist Kiff Slemmons(American, born 1944)American, born 1944

CultureAmerican

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Date1991

PlaceUnited States

MediumBrass, silver, pencils, horsehair, leather, nickel, and mirror

DimensionsOverall: 23 × 9 1/2 × 9/16 in. (58.4 × 24.1 × 1.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman

Object number2009.1659

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California]; purchased by Don and Rita Newman, November 1992; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Recycle, Reuse, Recreate," traveling exhibition organized by Arts Council, Inc., August 1994–August 1996.

"Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry," San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, October 23, 1999–January 2, 2000; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, February 27, 2000.

"The Geometric Landscape: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 24, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

No apparent signature, marks or inscriptions, other than the branding of the pencils.

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