Helen Bitar
Neckpiece

Overall, front
Neckpiece
Overall, front
ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Neckpiece
Date1973
MediumYarn and fabric
DimensionsOverall: 21 5/8 × 16 9/16 × 1 in. (55 × 42 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jas Gundry and Jerry Ann Woodfin by exchange
Object number2022.478
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; Robert L. Pfannebecker, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; [Freeman's, Modern and Contemporary Craft: Selections from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection, November 18, 2022, Lot 162]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNA
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stitched signature and date to reverse: "Helen Bitar 73"
Stiched signature and date to reverse: "Helen Bitar 73"
Catalogue raisonnéNA

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