- Artist or Maker
- Byron Wilson
United States, California, Alameda, active United States, California, Oakland, 1918-1992 - Title
- Necklace
- Date Made
- circa 1956
- Medium
- Silver, ebony, ivory
- Dimensions
- 8 1/2 x 7 x 1 1/4 in. (21.59 x 17.78 x 3.18 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2010.116
- Collecting Area
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Curatorial Notes
Like many midcentury artisans, jeweler Byron Wilson did not work at his craft full-time. His “day job” was with the Southern Pacific Railroad. Since his time was limited, he made pieces primarily for exhibitions. In 1956 the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, New York, acquired a necklace identical to this one. Wilson liked the design so much that he made this second example for himself. It is clear that this necklace was for exhibition only, because it does not have a functioning clasp.
(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
- Selected Bibliography
- Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
- Selected Exhibition History
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
