Artist
Carlier Makigawa (Australian, born 1952)Australian, born 1952
CultureAustralian
Titles
- "Burning Building" Brooch
Date1989
MediumStainless steel, papier-mâché, lacquer, graphite, 23k gold leaf, and silver
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 in. (11.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3938
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Carlier Makigawa", Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, 1989.
"Carlier Makigawa" Inax Gallery, Tokyo, 1989.
"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.
"Schmuck Unserer Zeir, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Carlier '89" engraved into the bottom of the building.
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Carlier Makigawa
1989
Papier-mâché, stainless steel, sterling silver, fine silver, balsa wood, and graphite
2002.3936
Bruce Metcalf
1996
23k gold leaf, paint, maple, brass, copper, Micarta, and steel
2002.3965.A,.B
