Pin, No.6

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© Estate of Margaret De Patta
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Pin, No.6

circa 1946-1957
Jewelry and Adornments; pins
Silver, quartz
2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. (5.08 x 8.89 x 1.27 cm)
Decorative Arts and Design Acquisition Funds (M.2010.8)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

A leader among Bay Area jewelers, Margaret De Patta explored structure and materials in her work, creating kinetic forms with contrasting textures and incorporating less expensive materials, including...
A leader among Bay Area jewelers, Margaret De Patta explored structure and materials in her work, creating kinetic forms with contrasting textures and incorporating less expensive materials, including found objects. Philosophically committed to making jewelry for all price points, she designed a line of pieces, including this biomorphic pin with a quartz crystal, that could be economically produced and sold in museum and specialty stores. Even so, one-of-a-kind handmade pieces remained her focus.

(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
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Bibliography

  • Belasco, Daniel. Women Artists in Midcentury America: A History in Ten Exhibitions. Chicago: Reaktion Books, 2024.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Belasco, Daniel. Women Artists in Midcentury America: A History in Ten Exhibitions. Chicago: Reaktion Books, 2024.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
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Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery, July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" South Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Salem, MA, Peabody Essex Museum, March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
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