Arline Fisch
Necklace

Necklace

© Arline Fisch

Necklace
Necklace
ArtistAmerican, 1931–2024
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1985–1986
Made inSan Diego, California, United States
MediumFine silver, 18k gold, and sterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (36.8 × 14.9 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Ellie and Jon Totz
Object number2002.3742
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Arline Fisch," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, June 8–July 12, 1985.

"Craft Today: Poetry of the Phyisical," American Craft Museum, New York, October 26, 1986–March 22, 1987; Denver Art Museum, May 16–July 5, 1987; Laguna Art Museum, California, August 7–October 4, 1987; Milwaukee Art Museum, February 12–April 10, 1988; J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, May 16–July 10, 1988; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, August 9-October 2, 1988.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 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.

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