Betsy King
"Bound To Be Back" Brooch

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Artist Betsy King (American, born 1953)American, born 1953

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Bound To Be Back" Brooch

Date1992

MediumSterling silver, paper, and brass

DimensionsOverall: 3 × 5 1/8 × 3/4 in. (7.6 × 13 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3853

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Jewelry Woman Exhibition," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California, 1991.

"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.

"Multiple Exposures: Jewelry and Photography," Museum of Arts and Design, New York, May 13–September 14, 2014.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"BK 92" etched on back of Superman's feet.

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