Lam de Wolf
Necklace

Necklace

© Lam de Wolf

Necklace
Necklace
ArtistDutch, born 1949
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Necklace
  • from the Wearables series, 1983
  • Halsschmuck
  • Halsschumck
Date1983
MediumSilk and paint
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (31.8 x 41.9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Barbara Paull in honor of her birthday
Object number2002.3710
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; commissioned by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"Lam De Wolf: Constructions," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia May 15–June 27, 1987.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"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.

"Celebrating Twenty-five Years," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, February 10–March 27, 1999.

"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.

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