James Frederick Woell
West of Jersey Neckpiece

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Artist James Frederick WoellAmerican, 1934–2015

CultureAmerican

Titles

West of Jersey Neckpiece

Date1986

Made inDeer Island, Maine, United States

MediumBrass, sterling silver, copper, and leather

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1/4 in. (29.2 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.4152

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Garth Clark Gallery, New York]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryGarth Clark Gallery, New York.

"J. Fred Woell," CDK Gallery, New York, January 1–February 4, 1988; CDK Gallery, Los Angeles, March 4–30, 1988.

"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.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"J. FRED WOELL '86" etched on back of pendant

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