Artist
Betsy KingAmerican, 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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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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2002.3851
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1990
Sterling silver, Plexiglas, brass, plastic, and photograph
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1990
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1990
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1977
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