Artist
Elizabeth GarrisonAmerican, born 1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Moon #4" Brooch
Date1987
Made inIthaca, New York, United States
MediumSilver, copper, altered found objects, mother-of-pearl, and enamel
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (7.3 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3769
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"American Dreams, American Extremes," Museum Het Kruithuis, S'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
"Work in Progress: A Preview," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, June 9–July 31, 1988.
Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Oostende, Belgium, 1990.
"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.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Elizabeth Garrison 1987" etched on back near clasp.
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