Artist
Claus Bury(German, born 1946)German, born 1946
CultureGerman
Titles
- Brooch
- from the Container Series
Date1974
Made inHanau, Germany
MediumSilver, brass, gold, and copper alloys
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 in. (5.7 × 8.3 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation
Object number2002.3664
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryGallery Yalki Kouuhlit, Amsterdam, 1974.
"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.
"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 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
"Bury 1974" written in pencil on lower right corner of the frame.
On brooch: Bury
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