Artist
Peter SkubicAustrian, born Yugoslavia, 1935–2024
CultureYugoslavian
Titles
- Brooch and Box
Date2000
PlaceYugoslavia
MediumStainless steel, photoprint, cardboard, and ink
DimensionsOverall (Brooch): 4 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 1 in. (12.1 × 7.7 × 2.5 cm)
Storage box: 6 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (15.5 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm)
Storage box: 6 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (15.5 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2005.2140.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Commemorative Medals/Objects: The Politics of History in Honor of the National Republican and Democratic Presidential Conventions," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, June 17–August 19, 2000.
"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
Marked in ink on the cover of the box: "Peter Skubic / 2000 / 120 x 75 x 20"
Etched on verso across the top edge: "SKUBIC 2000"
Etched on verso across the top edge: "SKUBIC 2000"
Printed label on verso: "Peter Skubic (Germany) / Brooch, 2000"
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Bruce Metcalf
1975
Commercial white metal castings, Plexiglas, silver, and stainless steel
2002.3953
