Bond van Oproenge Edelsmeden (BOE)
BOE Box

BOE Box

© Estate of Marion Herbst © Estate of Onno Boekhoudt

BOE Box
BOE Box
ArtistDutch, 1944–1995
ArtistDutch, 1944–2002
CultureDutch
Titles
  • BOE Box
Date1974
MediumPlywood, paper, string, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 16 11/16 × 16 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (42.4 × 42.2 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mark and Debra Grierson
Object number2002.3813
Not on view

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ProvenanceMark and Debra Grierson; given to Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Revolt in Jewellery," Electrum Gallery, London, April, 1974.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 29–June 27, 2004.

"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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