Artist
Rena Koopman(American, born 1945)American, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pair of Earrings
Date1988
Made inNewton, Massachusetts, United States
Medium18k pink gold, 18k yellow gold, shibuchi, silver, shakudo, and 24k gold
DimensionsOverall (.A): 1/2 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (1.3 × 3 × 3 cm)
Overall (.B): 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (1.3 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (.B): 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (1.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3870.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Rena Koopman: Jewelry," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, December 3, 1988–January 14, 1989.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"RENA / © 88" stamped on back of .A on post.
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