David Watkins
"Voyager" Neckpiece

"Voyager" Neckpiece

© David Watkins

"Voyager" Neckpiece
"Voyager" Neckpiece
ArtistBritish, born 1940
CultureBritish
Titles
  • "Voyager" Neckpiece
Date1984–1985
MediumNeoprene-coated steel and wood
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 8 in. (30.5 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Susan Vaughan Foundation
Object number2002.4185.1-.5
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"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.

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