Artist
Bruce MetcalfAmerican, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Bright Figure over a Low Bad Land" Brooch and Stand
Date1978
MediumBrass, silver, copper, Plexiglas, acetate, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 1 in. (23.5 × 14.6 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom, Jr. by exchange
Object number2002.3956.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Bruce Metcalf," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, September, 1979.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"B. METCALF 1978" etched on back near clasp.
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Bruce Metcalf
1977–1978
Graphite, colored pencil, and ink on paper
2005.207.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1980
Brooch: Plexiglas, brass, copper wire, and papyrus reeds
Stand: wood and brass
2002.3959.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1976
Brass, copper, acrylic, Delrin, enamel, and Plexiglas
2002.3954
Bruce Metcalf
1977
Silver, Plexiglas, brass, pen and ink, paint, and commercial chain
2002.3955.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1975
Commercial white metal castings, Plexiglas, silver, and stainless steel
2002.3953
Betsy King
1989
Sterling silver, brass, photograph, copper, Plexiglas, and plastic
2002.3850
Betsy King
1990
Sterling silver, copper, bronze, Plexiglas, etched brass, and photograph
2002.3851
