Artist
Mary Lee Hu(American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Ring #14
Date1986
Made inSeattle, WA, United States
Medium18k and 22k gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 15/16 × 13/16 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Bailey, Banks, and Biddle
Object number2002.3830
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Gold Rush," Quadrum Gallery, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, October 17–December 2, 1986.
Cross Creek Gallery, Malibu, California, March–July, 1987.
"Art in Craft Media II," Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, August 21–October 31, 1987.
"New Art Forms," Concepts Gallery, Chicago, September 24–26, 1988.
"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.
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