Artist
William Harper (American, born 1944)American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Pagan Baby #12: The Green Scarab" Brooch
Date1978
Medium14k and 24k gold, silver, bronze, scarab shell, pearls, bone, glass, cloisonné enamel, fine gold, and fine silver
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (9.8 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3801
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"William Harper: Recent Works in Enamel," Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, 1977–1978.
"William Harper: Contemporary Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, November 8–December 2, 1978.
"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.
"William Harper: Artist as Alchemist," Orlando Museum of Art, November 4–December 10, 1989; Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustimuseum, Trondheim, Norway, January 8–February 11, 1990; Kunstverein, Coburg, West Germany, March 5–April 8, 1990; Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, West Germany, April 30–June 3, 1990; L'Art de L'Email, Limoges, France, July 1–August 31, 1990; American Craft Museum, New York, October 5, 1990–January 6, 1991; Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, Florida, January 21–February 24, 1991; Arkansas Art Museum, Little Rock, March 18–April 21, 1991; Oklahoma City Art Museum, May 13–June 16, 1991.
"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
Printed paper label on verso: "59"
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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
1980
24k gold, silver, cloisonné and champlevé enamel on copper and fine silver, 14k gold, and sterling silver
2002.3804
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
Keith A. Lewis
2002
Sterling silver, fine silver, 24k gold plate, enamel on copper, and pearls
2007.456.A-.E
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803
Elizabeth Garrison
1988
Fine and sterling silver, enamel, copper, 14k gold, ebony, and fossil ivory
2002.3771
William Harper
1995
Gold, enamel, fine silver and gold, 14k and 22k gold, sterling silver, and labradorite
2010.2077
