Artist
Gijs BakkerDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
- "Hoyningen-Huené" Neckpiece
Date1986
MediumPVC, print, and gilded brass
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 1/4 in. (31.1 × 31.1 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2002.3600
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Gijs Bakker: Holes Project," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, October, 1994.
"Gijs Bakker: A Selected Retrospective," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, March 2–April 7, 2002.
"The Netherlands: Droog Design/Contemporary Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, October 28–December 23, 2000.
"The Thinking Body," Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, June 26–September 7, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"George Hoyningen - Hueni necklace M2 / Gijs Bakker 1986" written on back of figure in black ink
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Gijs Bakker
1990
PVC, print, gilded brass, 18k gold, and Plexiglas
2002.3607.1-.3
