Artist
Kiff Slemmons (American, born 1944)American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Zig Zag" Pendant
- from The Allies series
Date1994
Made inSeattle, Washington, United States
MediumSilver and wooden ruler
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 2 5/8 × 1/4 in. (66 × 6.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4104
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 History"Kiff Slemmons," Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 14–July 30, 1994.
"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
"Zig Zag" written on each leg.
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Ron Ho
1985
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