Kim Overstreet
"Curiosity" Brooch

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© Robin Kranitzky & Kim Overstreet

"Curiosity" Brooch
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ArtistAmerican, born 1955
ArtistAmerican, born 1956
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Curiosity" Brooch
Date1989
MediumMicarta, acrylic, silver or nickel silver, glass beads, copper, brass, paper, balsa, acetate, and found objects
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn S. Alper
Object number2012.342
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artists; [Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, 1989]; purchased by Carolyn S. Alper, 1989; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso in black ink " Kim Overstreet.1503.1989.Robin Kranitzky "
verso in black ink "Kim Overstreet" "Robin Kranitzky"

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