Artist
Helen Shirk (American, born 1942)American, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch TB11TR
Date1982
Made inSan Diego, California, United States, North America
MediumSterling silver and titanium
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 4 × 5/8 in. (3.8 × 10.2 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4086
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Helen Shirk: Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, October 24–November 27, 1982.
"Tenth Biennal National Invitational Crafts Exhibition," University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, March 11–April 8, 1984
"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 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
"H. Shirk / Sterling" stamped on plate mounted on back near clasp.
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Donald Friedlich
1983
18k gold, sterling silver, slate, titanium, and nickel
2002.3751
Donald Friedlich
1984
18k gold, sterling silver, titanium, slate, and nickel
2002.3752
