Gijs Bakker
Bracelet

Bracelet

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam

Bracelet
Bracelet
ArtistDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Bracelet
Date1969
PlaceNetherlands
MediumAnodized aluminum
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (11.4 × 13 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase
Object number2006.670
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia, by 1986; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Gijs Bakker: Vormgever," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, December 7, 1989–January 7, 1990.

"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 one side: "[three squares] GIJS + / [four squares] EMMY"

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