Arthur "Art" Smith
Neckpiece (Positive/Negative)

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Artist Arthur "Art" SmithAmerican, 1917–1982

CultureAmerican

Titles

Neckpiece (Positive/Negative)

Date1948

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumWire and sheet brass

DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 8 × 1 1/2in. (17.1 × 20.3 × 3.8cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association

Object number2000.246

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Gansevoort Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Contemporary Craft from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 27–August 13, 2001.

"African-American Advisory Association (Five-A)," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2–April 7, 2003.

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 24–September 25, 2016.

"Crafting America," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, February 6–May 31, 2021; Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, June 29–September 12, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped underside along edge of largest element: "Art Smith"

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