"Air" Neckpiece
Artist
Pierre Cavalan(French, born 1954, active Australia)French, born 1954, active Australia
CultureFrench
Titles
- "Air" Neckpiece
Date1993
MediumEnamel, souvenir tacks, and mixed media
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 × 10 × 3/8 in. (38.7 × 25.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3673
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Vessels and Parures," Jam Factory Craft and Design Center, Adelaide, February 18–April, 1994.
"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.
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Unknown African
1880–1930
Iron, wood, and brass tacks
Tacks in handle: Brass
90.503
Unknown North American
c. 1790–1880
Wood, iron, and brass tacks
2022.56.A,.B
Lissa Hunter
1995
Waxed linen thread, paper cord, paper, MDF, paint, tacks, willow, stones, pod, and flower petals
2007.1569.A-.L
Lissa Hunter
1994
Raffia, paper cord, handmade paper, waxed linen, fabric, copper tacks, and acrylic paints
2009.1156
Unknown American
c. 1785–1815
Ash; painted and gilded, composition decoration; original linen and horsehair foundation; gilded brass tacks; and modern silk cover
B.91.51
Unknown African
1900–1935
Wood, brass tacks, tin, and nails
64.23
