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Margaret De Patta
Pin1950-1964

Not on view
Sculpture of four smooth stones in white, charcoal gray, orange-red, and sandy gray arranged on and around a slender horizontal metal bar mounted on a white wall
Artist or Maker
Margaret De Patta
United States, California, San Francisco and Napa, 1903-1964
Title
Pin
Date Made
1950-1964
Medium
Silver, beach pebbles
Dimensions
2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (6.99 × 6.99 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Kayne Foundation | Suzanne and Ric Kayne through the 2014 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA2)
Accession Number
M.2014.75
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Sorkin, Jenni. Art in California. London; New York: Thames & Hudson, 2021.
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". 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". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
Copyright
© Estate of Margaret De Patta

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