Pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying)
Artist
Lola Brooks(American, born 1970)American, born 1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pteromerhanophobia (fear of flying)
Date2012
MediumStainless steel, 14k solder, and scavenged butterfly wings
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (12 × 12 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust
Object number2025.465
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLola Brooks: Charted Territories, Sienna Patti, Lenox, MA, April 20 – May 19, 2012
Published References Simon, Marjorie, "American Victorian: Lola Brooks," Metalsmith Magazine 37, no. 1 (2017): 43. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incisde on backside: Lola [cursive]
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Lola Brooks
2021
Stainless steel chain, 14k gold solder, 14k gold, hand-carved mid-century shell cameos, coral, and stainless steel
2025.466
Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
Lola Brooks
2008
18k gold, stainless steel, rose-cut champagne diamonds, and vintage ivory roses
2025.463
Bettina Dittlmann
2021
Iron, silver solder, pyrite and neodymium induction disc, iron, and stainless steel needle
2025.487
Bruce Metcalf
1975
Commercial white metal castings, Plexiglas, silver, and stainless steel
2002.3953
