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Joseph Pillari
'Beachside Humors' Brooch2011

Not on view
Oval enamel brooch with a transferred black-and-white beach photograph and three raised off-white dome cabochons on the surface
Reverse of an oval brooch showing a metal pin finding across a smooth pale backing, with small rivet details and the stamped maker's mark "pillari" at lower center; dark enamel rim visible at edges.
Artist or Maker
Joseph Pillari
United States, New Jersey
Title
'Beachside Humors' Brooch
Date Made
2011
Medium
Enamel on copper, silver
Dimensions
2 1/8 × 2 13/16 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 7.14 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.15
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
© Joseph Pillari