Artist
Robin KranitzkyAmerican, born 1956
Artist
Kim OverstreetAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Notions" Brooch #1560
Date1990
Made inRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumCopper, brass, micarta, polymer clay, silver, lead foil, scratchboard, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (7 × 7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3874
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.
"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 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.
"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.
"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
"#1650...Kim Overstreet...Robin Kranitzky...1990" signed on back near edge in black ink.
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Robin Kranitzky
1997
Micarta, polymer clay, copper leaf, faux gold leaf, glass beads, brass, copper, silver, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3881
Robin Kranitzky
1991
Copper, micarta, polymer clay, wood putty, lead foil, silver, Mylar, postcard fragments, found objects, and balsa
2002.3878
Robin Kranitzky
1992
Brass, polymer clay, silver, acrylic, micarta, sand, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3879
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, acrylic, polymer clay, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3875
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, glass beads, acrylic, lead foil, cotton, brass, micarta, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3873
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, micarta, brass, cotton, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3876
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3872
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3871
Robin Kranitzky
1993
Nickel silver, acrylic, brass, paper, eggshell, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3880
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, brass, glass stones, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3877
Kim Overstreet
1988
Ivoryloid straight razor handle, watch crystal, silver, postcard fragments, cotton, balsa, and found objects
2012.343
Kim Overstreet
1989
Micarta, acrylic, silver or nickel silver, glass beads, copper, brass, paper, balsa, acetate, and found objects
2012.342