Artist
Stanley Lechtzin (American, born 1936)American, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Torque 16-D
Date1971
MediumSilver-gilt and polyester resin
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (16.5 × 21 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3915
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryTyler School of Art, Temple University, 1971.
"P.C.P.C. Members Exhibition," Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center, 1971.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Goldsmith's Hall, London, 1973.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973.
Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, 1974.
"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.
"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.
"Objects: USA," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, September 27, 2019–January 10, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"LECHTZIN / STERLING" stamped on back at pivot point.
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