Artist
Tone VigelandNorwegian, born 1938
CultureNorwegian
Titles
- Necklace
Date1990
MediumSilver
Dimensions12 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 1/16 in. (31.1 × 31.1 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of the Helen Williams Drutt Family Collection in memory of Peter C. Marzio
Object number2021.43
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Tone Vigeland Smykker," Electrum Gallery, London, November 9–27, 1990.
"Tone Vigeland Smykker 1958–1995," Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, November 18–December 30, 1995.
"The Jewelry of Tone Vigeland," Wichita Center for the Arts, Kansas, Feburary 2–April 4, 1996; Musée des arts Decoratifs, Montreal, June 6–September 2, 1996; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, November 9, 1996–January 5, 1997; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, January 3–March 30, 1997; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, June 17–August 26, 1997.
"Tone Vigeland: Norwegian Art Jewellery," Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, November 29, 1997–March 1, 1998.
"Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers," National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, April 23–September 12, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated: Tone Vigeland / 1991 / HR 22
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