Artist
Robin KranitzkyAmerican, born 1956
Artist
Kim OverstreetAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Profile of a Woman" Brooch #1681
Date1997
Made inRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumMicarta, polymer clay, copper leaf, faux gold leaf, glass beads, brass, copper, silver, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 3 × 1 in. (11.1 × 7.6 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3881
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright," Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, September 10–26, 1998; Museum Het Kruithuis, s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, October 10–November 15, 1998; Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, December 3, 1998–February 7, 1999; Tarbekunstimuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia, February 27–April 4, 1999; American Craft Museum, New York, June 3–August 8, 1999; Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, September 3–November 7, 1999; Philadelphia International Airport, December 23, 1999–April 30, 2000; Villa Croce, Genoa, Italy, June 4–July 30, 2000; Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, August 26–November 26, 2000; Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, December 9, 2000–February 11, 2001.
"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 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.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Back of the piece has a plate saying "This piece was inspired by the Honorable Madeline K. Albright 1997 #1681"
"Kim Overstreet and Robin Kranitzky" signed in pencil on verso
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Robin Kranitzky
1991
Copper, micarta, polymer clay, wood putty, lead foil, silver, Mylar, postcard fragments, found objects, and balsa
2002.3878
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, acrylic, polymer clay, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3875
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, polymer clay, silver, lead foil, scratchboard, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3874
Robin Kranitzky
1992
Brass, polymer clay, silver, acrylic, micarta, sand, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3879
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, micarta, brass, cotton, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3876
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3872
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, glass beads, acrylic, lead foil, cotton, brass, micarta, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3873
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3871
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, brass, glass stones, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3877
Robin Kranitzky
1993
Nickel silver, acrylic, brass, paper, eggshell, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3880
Kim Overstreet
1988
Ivoryloid straight razor handle, watch crystal, silver, postcard fragments, cotton, balsa, and found objects
2012.343
Kim Overstreet
1989
Micarta, acrylic, silver or nickel silver, glass beads, copper, brass, paper, balsa, acetate, and found objects
2012.342