Artist
Robin KranitzkyAmerican, born 1956
Artist
Kim OverstreetAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Pressures of Life" Brooch #1506
Date1989
Made inRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumSilver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3871
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryPhiladelphia Craft Show, 1989.
"American Dreams American Extremes," Museum Het Kruithuis, s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 1990.
"Kim Overstreet/Robin Kranitzky: Selected Works 1989-1993," Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, April 14–May 22, 1993.
"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.
"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.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Robin Kranitzky...Kim Overstreet...#1506....1989...." on back around edge in black ink.
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Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3872
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, glass beads, acrylic, lead foil, cotton, brass, micarta, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3873
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
1992
Brass, polymer clay, silver, acrylic, micarta, sand, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3879
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, micarta, brass, cotton, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3876
Robin Kranitzky
1991
Copper, micarta, polymer clay, wood putty, lead foil, silver, Mylar, postcard fragments, found objects, and balsa
2002.3878
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, acrylic, polymer clay, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3875
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, polymer clay, silver, lead foil, scratchboard, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3874
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
1989
Micarta, acrylic, silver or nickel silver, glass beads, copper, brass, paper, balsa, acetate, and found objects
2012.342
Kim Overstreet
1988
Ivoryloid straight razor handle, watch crystal, silver, postcard fragments, cotton, balsa, and found objects
2012.343