Michael Becker
"Emo" Brooch

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Artist Michael BeckerGerman, born 1958

CultureGerman

Titles

"Emo" Brooch

Date1987

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 7/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of James S. Ackerman

Object number2005.199

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Munich 1988: Seven Contemporary Goldsmiths," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, September 16–October 29, 1988.

"Michael Becker: Works on Architecture," Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam, March 3–April 4, 1990; Studio Ton Berends, The Hague, April 14–May 19, 1990; Kunstrai, Amsterdam, May 30–June 4, 1990; Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, November, 1990.

"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 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

Stamped on the back in a rectangle: "750 MB 87"
Etched on the back: "EMO"
Sticker on the back: "12 A"

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