Artist
Bussi Buhs(German, born 1940)German, born 1940
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Snow of Yesterday" Collar
Date1995
Made inHohenzell, Germany
MediumNylon, polypropylene, and old medallions
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 17 in. (5.1 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.3658
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Community Exhibition," Kunstverein Leimen, Heidelberg, Germany, February 28–April 10, 1999.
"Minatures 2000," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, April 1–29, 2000; Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, June 16–September 17, 2000.
"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
"Bussi / 576" etched on back of one button.
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Tony Feher
2004
Intrusive basaltic rock, approximately 30 million years old, and inverted 16 oz. #5 polypropylene deli container of a contemporary date
2011.605
Gary S. Griffin
1976
Aluminum, brass, acrylic, and nylon
2002.3790.A,.B
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
Ron Arad
Designed 1996, manufactured 1999
Polypropylene and aluminum
99.293