Hiroko Sato Pijanowski
Neckpiece

Neckpiece

© Hiro / Gene Pijanowski

Neckpiece
Neckpiece
ArtistJapanese, born 1942
ArtistAmerican, born 1938
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Neckpiece
Date1987
MediumMizuhiki (paper cord) and canvas
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (21.6 × 59.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Gail and Louis K. Adler in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long
Object number2002.4017
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 Zeir, 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.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.

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