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Warwick Freeman
'Lure' Brooch1984

Not on view
Sculptural brooch combining a curved abalone shell with iridescent interior, a speckled granite-like stone, black cord, and a small neon pink diamond-shaped resin accent
Close-up of an abalone shell interior showing iridescent blue-green nacre, with rough outer shell edge at left and stamped maker's mark "W·F" at center.
Artist or Maker
Warwick Freeman
New Zealand, born 1953
Title
'Lure' Brooch
Place Made
New Zealand, Auckland, Devonport
Date Made
1984
Medium
Pāua shell, pebble, polymethyl methacrylate, fiber
Dimensions
5 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (13.65 × 10.48 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.11
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.