Artist
Robin Kranitzky(American, born 1956)American, born 1956
Artist
Kim Overstreet(American, born 1955)American, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Sustain" Brooch #1613
Date1992
Made inRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumBrass, polymer clay, silver, acrylic, micarta, sand, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (7.6 × 5.7 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation
Object number2002.3879
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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
"'Sustain' ....Kim Overstreet....#1613....1992....Robin Kranitzky...." written on back near edge in black ink.
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1997
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2002.3881
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Copper, brass, micarta, polymer clay, silver, lead foil, scratchboard, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3874
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, micarta, brass, cotton, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3876
Robin Kranitzky
1990
Silver, copper, glass beads, acrylic, lead foil, cotton, brass, micarta, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3873
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3871
Robin Kranitzky
1993
Nickel silver, acrylic, brass, paper, eggshell, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3880
Robin Kranitzky
1989
Silver, nickel silver, copper, micarta, glass beads, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3872
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1990
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2002.3877
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1988
Ivoryloid straight razor handle, watch crystal, silver, postcard fragments, cotton, balsa, and found objects
2012.343
Kim Overstreet
1989
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