Artist
Eva EislerCzech, born 1952
CultureCzech
Titles
- Brooch
- from the Tension Series
Date1990
Made inNew York, New York, United States
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 4 × 1 in. (7.6 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Anned Muse
Object number2002.3737
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Jewelries/Epiphanies," Artists Foundation Gallery, Boston, 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.
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Keith A. Lewis
1995
Sterling silver, gold plate, liver-of-sulpher, and plastic
2002.3919