Ornament as art : avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Cindi Strauss ; with an essay by Helen Williams Drutt English and contributions by Keelin M. Burrows, Kristen Wetzel.

Author/creator Strauss, Cindi
Other author Drutt, Helen Williams.
Other author Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Format Book
Publication InfoStuttgart, Germany : Arnoldsche Art Publishers in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2007.
Description528 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Subjects
Drutt, Helen Williams--Art collections. --Exhibitions.
Jewelry--History. --20th century. --Exhibitions.
Jewelry--Private collections. --Exhibitions.

Contents A brief history of contemporary jewelry, 1960-2006 / by Cindi Strauss -- A golden age of goldsmithing: four decades / by Helen Williams Drutt English -- Minimalist and conceptual tendencies in the Helen Williams Drutt collection / by Cindi Strauss -- Q&a with Helen Williams Drutt English / conducted by Cindi Strauss.
Abstract "Presents 800 jewelry objects and drawings from 1960 through 2006 by more than 170 international jewelry artists in the Helen Williams Drutt Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Includes essays about Minimalist and Conceptual influences and the history behind the collection, a chronology, and artist biographies"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 512-524) and index.
LCCN 2007029886
ISBN9783897902732 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN3897902737 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks NK7310 .S76 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold