Caroline Broadhead
Sleeve

Sleeve

© Caroline Broadhead

Sleeve
Sleeve
ArtistBritish, born 1950
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Sleeve
Date1983
Made inLondon, England
MediumNylon monofilament and dye
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 4 × 8 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Sandie Zilker in honor of her 30 years of teaching at the Glassell School of Art
Object number2002.3649
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.

"Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion," Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, May 14–October 30, 2005

"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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