Artist
Gijs Bakker (Dutch, born 1942)Dutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
- "Dewdrop" Neckpiece
Date1982
PlaceNetherlands
MediumPVC, photo print, and gilded brass
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 21 5/8 × 1/16 in. (49.5 × 54.9 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Family Foundation with love and in memory of Leah Grossberg
Object number2002.3591
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"An Invitational Exhibition of Work by Eight Metalsmiths and Jewelers," Richard Demarco Gallery, Melville Cross, Edinbugh, February 7–March 2, 1974; Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art and Design Gallery, Sheffield, England, March 11–29, 1974.
"Jewelry International," American Craft Museum II, New York, May 25–September 1, 1984.
"Of Magic, Power & Memory: Contemporary International Jewelry," Bellevue Art Museum, Washington, April 25–May 31, 1992.
"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.
"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.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"'Dew Drop' 1982 m23 / GBakker" written on back in black ink.
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Gijs Bakker
1990
PVC, print, gilded brass, 18k gold, and Plexiglas
2002.3607.1-.3
