Artist
James Frederick WoellAmerican, 1934–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Love Object Brooch
Date1968
Made inChampaign, Illinois, United States
MediumSteel end of a soda-pop can, gold leaf, paint, bottle glass, photograph, glass mirror, and Japanese gold
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (1.3 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation
Object number2002.3609
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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.
"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.
"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.
"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.
"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"WOELL 1968" etched on back near clasp.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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