Manfred Bischoff
"Taugenichts" Brooch

"Taugenichts" Brooch

© Manfred Bischoff

"Taugenichts" Brooch
"Taugenichts" Brooch
CultureGerman
Titles
  • "Taugenichts" Brooch
Date1987
PlaceGermany
MediumGold-plated silver and metal
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3631
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Munich 88: Seven Contemporary Goldsmiths," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, September 16–October 29, 1988.

"Tragezezeichen," Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, 1987.

"Of Magic, Power & Memory: Contemporary International Jewelry," Bellevue Art Museum, Washington, May 25–31, 1992.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 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.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.

"Calaveras Mexicanas: The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 13–December 15, 2013.

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