Peter Skubic
Brooch and Box

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Artist Peter Skubic (Austrian, born Yugoslavia, 1935–2024)Austrian, 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)

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 Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia, 2004; given to MFAH, 2005.
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"

Printed label on verso: "Peter Skubic (Germany) / Brooch, 2000"

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