Artist
Liv BlåvarpNorwegian, born 1956
CultureNorwegian
Titles
- Neckpiece
Date1993
MediumBirchwood, wood stain, and nylon cord
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 2 × 2 1/2 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Art Colony Association, Inc.
Object number2002.3640
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 HistoryGallery Metal, Copenhagen, 1993.
"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.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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Liv Blåvarp
1991–c. 1993
Bound sketchbook with graphite and colored pencil on paper
2004.1504
Bruce Metcalf
1992
Maple, cherry, oak, walnut, pine, rosewood, cork, glass eye, plastic teeth, tagua nut, brass, cord, 23k gold leaf, and paint
2002.3963
Charles LeDray
2009
Laundry cart contents: purple satin bag; clear, white, and black hangers made from alumilite clear cast resin and galvanized steel wire; six pairs of trousers, one shirt, and two neckties made from various fabrics. Laundry bag with nylon cord, alumilite toggles, fabric, and thread, stuffed with fabric.
Palette: wood, nails, glue, wood stain, dirt.
Cart: wood frame with woven aluminum strips, 1/8-inch ungalvanized steel rod, clear acrylic spray coating, canvas, thread, vinyl, aluminum rivets, dirt, and newspaper ink.
Broom: wood handle and housing with bristles.
Floor: linoleum backed with canvas.
2010.221
