Artist
Robert EbendorfAmerican, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch
- from the "Colored Smoke Machines" series
Date1974
MediumSilver, Plexiglas, gold-plated bronze, and baroque pearl
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 9/16 in. (9.5 × 6.5 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3730
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Colored Smoke Machines," FairTree Gallery, New York, 1974.
"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.
"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.
"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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Robert Ebendorf
c. 1983-1984
Sterling silver, ivory, silk threads, 24k gold foil, silver, and Plexiglas
2010.177.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1977
Silver, Plexiglas, brass, pen and ink, paint, and commercial chain
2002.3955.A,.B
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1983
Silk chiffon, tulle, synthetic embroidery thread, and metal zipper
2000.499.A,.B
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
Donald Paul Tompkins
1971
Sterling silver, pearl, half-tone photomechanical reproduction, Plexiglas, flocking, and leather
2002.4127
