Esther Knobel
"Warrior" (Macabi) Brooch

"Warrior" (Macabi) Brooch
"Warrior" (Macabi) Brooch
"Warrior" (Macabi) Brooch
ArtistIsraeli, born Poland, 1949
CultureIsraeli
Titles
  • "Warrior" (Macabi) Brooch
Date1984
MediumTin can, acrylic paint, and elastic band
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 × 5 × 1/4 in. (14.9 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Marilyn Levitch Hassid in honor of the 60th birthday of her sister, Barbara Paull
Object number2002.3861
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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