Artist
William HarperAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Barbarian Bracelet #2
Date1980
MediumSterling silver, 24K gold, cloisonné enamel, and mercury gilding
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 5 3/4 in. (2.5 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3805
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"William Harper," The Four Arts, University Fine Arts Galleries, Institute of Contemporary Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, November 14–December 4, 1980; Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, December 10, 1980–January 10, 1981.
"The Art of William Harper," Kennedy Galleries, New York, June 2–July 3, 1981.
"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.
"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.
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William Harper
1980
24k gold, silver, cloisonné and champlevé enamel on copper and fine silver, 14k gold, and sterling silver
2002.3804
William Harper
1978
14k and 24k gold, silver, bronze, scarab shell, pearls, bone, glass, cloisonné enamel, fine gold, and fine silver
2002.3801
William Harper
1977
14k, 18k, and 24k gold, silver, shell, freshwater pearl, cloisonné enamel, and fine silver
2002.3800
William Harper
1977
14 and 18k gold, silver, fresh and saltwater pearls, snake rattle, shell, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3799
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
William Harper
2003
Gold, enamel, fine silver, 14k, 18k, and 24k gold, and carnelian
2010.2078
Robert Ebendorf
c. 1983-1984
Sterling silver, ivory, silk threads, 24k gold foil, silver, and Plexiglas
2010.177.A,.B
William Harper
1995
Gold, enamel, fine silver and gold, 14k and 22k gold, sterling silver, and labradorite
2010.2077
Keith A. Lewis
2002
Sterling silver, fine silver, 24k gold plate, enamel on copper, and pearls
2007.456.A-.E
