Artist
Rebecca Batal (American, born 1967)American, born 1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Chopin" Necklace
Date1989
MediumCrystal beads, hematite, plaster, and found objects
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 2 × 5/8 in. (38.1 × 5.1 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3618
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beauty is a Story," Het Kruithuis Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, February 24–April 7, 1991; Landcommanderij Alden Biesen, Bilzen-Rijkhoven, Belgium, April 14–June 2, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"F. CHOPIN" etched at base of bust
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Micarta, polymer clay, copper leaf, faux gold leaf, glass beads, brass, copper, silver, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
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Kim Overstreet
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