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Collections

Boris Bally
'D.P.W. Brooch'1995

Not on view
Small marquise-shaped brooch with polished silver border, decorated with cobalt blue enamel and a partial white letterform
Close-up of a matte gray metal surface with stamped maker's marks reading "BALLY" in a rectangular cartouche alongside small hallmark symbols, with fine surface scratches visible.

Boris Bally, 'D.P.W. Brooch', 1995, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Boris Bally
United States, born 1961
Title
'D.P.W. Brooch'
Date Made
1995
Medium
Aluminum traffic sign
Dimensions
1 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (4.76 × 11.75 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.12a-c
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.
Copyright
© Boris Bally