Artist
Margaret West(Australian, 1936–2014)Australian, 1936–2014
CultureAustralian
Titles
- "Transient Image" Brooch
Date1979
PlaceAustralia
MediumStainless steel
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2005.2150
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryMacqaurie Galleries, Sydney, 1981.
The Makers Mark, Melbourne, 1982.
"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: "M / J"
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Margaret West
1984
Granite, blackened steel, and stainless steel
2002.3726
James Frederick Woell
1968
Steel end of a soda-pop can, gold leaf, paint, bottle glass, photograph, glass mirror, and Japanese gold
Template for mount in accession file.
2002.3609
