Manfred Bischoff
Brooch

Brooch

© Manfred Bischoff

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistGerman, 1947–2015
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Datec. 1982
PlaceGermany
MediumSheet metal and paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (9.5 × 12.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation
Object number2002.3627
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Jewelry International," American Craft Museum II, New York, May 25–September 1, 1984

"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.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Bischoff" etched on back near clasp.

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1989
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1986
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1986
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1988
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1998
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1993
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1992
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