Class of '78 Brooch

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Artist James Frederick Woell(American, 1934–2015)American, 1934–2015

CultureAmerican

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Class of '78 Brooch

Date1978

Made inDeer Isle, Maine, United States

MediumCopper, silicone rubber, fiberglass screen, paper, steel, gold leaf, and paperclip

DimensionsOverall: 2 × 4 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan

Object number2002.4114

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

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"Gold Seal / ALL STAINLESS / Murray / Corp." stamped on clasp
"No. 16 / PAT. 2452806 / 5/8 / to / 1 1/2" stamped on back
"WOELL / 78" stamped on edge of back.

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