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Elke Kuhn
'Liberty Celebration' Necklacedesigned 1986, made 1986–2000

Not on view
Necklace made of densely layered multicolored ribbons printed with American flags, with small teal Statue of Liberty figurines and gold stars, hung from gold ribbon straps
Artist or Maker
Elke Kuhn
b. 1942, United States, active New York
Title
'Liberty Celebration' Necklace
Date Made
designed 1986, made 1986–2000
Medium
Ribbons, polyvinyl chloride novelty erasers, painted paper clips, nylon buttons, brass beads, copper wire
Dimensions
Pendant: 8 × 11 1/2 × 2 in. (20.32 × 29.21 × 5.08 cm) Cord length: 39 in. (99.06 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2015.252.74
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.