Liv Blåvarp
Neckpiece

Neckpiece

© Liv Blävarp

Neckpiece
Neckpiece
ArtistNorwegian, 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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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1994; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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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