Artist
Bruce MetcalfAmerican, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Self Portrait with Structure and Straight Jacket" Brooch
Date1976
MediumBrass, copper, acrylic, Delrin, enamel, and Plexiglas
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in. (17.8 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3954
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Bruce Metcalf," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, April, 1977.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Monte Vacuum" etched on back near clasp.
Back is set with two jewels.
Back is set with two jewels.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Bruce Metcalf
1977
Silver, Plexiglas, brass, pen and ink, paint, and commercial chain
2002.3955.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1978
Brass, silver, copper, Plexiglas, acetate, and paint
2002.3956.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1976
Graphite and ink on paper
2005.330
Bruce Metcalf
1976
Graphite and ink on paper
2005.208.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1980
Brooch: Plexiglas, brass, copper wire, and papyrus reeds
Stand: wood and brass
2002.3959.A,.B
Bruce Metcalf
1975
Commercial white metal castings, Plexiglas, silver, and stainless steel
2002.3953
Betsy King
1989
Sterling silver, brass, photograph, copper, Plexiglas, and plastic
2002.3850
Betsy King
1990
Sterling silver, copper, bronze, Plexiglas, etched brass, and photograph
2002.3851
