Artist
Johanna Dahm(Swiss, born 1947)Swiss, born 1947
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Bewegte Linie (Moving Line)
DateDesigned 1983, made 1992
MediumAnodized aluminium, steel wire, and wood
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (36 × 36 × 3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3698.A-.H
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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.
"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
.A - .E have "HESS" stamped on back near clasp.
.F printed on the edges: "BROSCHEN << BEWEGTE LINIE >> / JOHANNA HESS-DAHM / AUFLAGE 19/25"
.G "Pull this plastic covere off" inscribed in black ink
.H has on back, inscribed in black ink, "Johanna Dahm / "Bewegate Line" / Auflage 19/25 / 1983/92"
.F printed on the edges: "BROSCHEN << BEWEGTE LINIE >> / JOHANNA HESS-DAHM / AUFLAGE 19/25"
.G "Pull this plastic covere off" inscribed in black ink
.H has on back, inscribed in black ink, "Johanna Dahm / "Bewegate Line" / Auflage 19/25 / 1983/92"
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