Margaret West
"Transient Image" Brooch

"Transient Image" Brooch

© Margaret West

"Transient Image" Brooch
"Transient Image" Brooch
ArtistAustralian, 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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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia, 2005; given to MFAH, 2005.
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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