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Helen Shirk
'Brooch AS9'1994

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Vertical sculptural object in silver-white metal shaped as a pierced cone with holes throughout, topped with fanning blade-like forms edged in bright yellow metal
Close-up detail of a sterling silver and 14K gold metalwork piece with pierced circular cutouts and irregular gold inlay patches; stamped maker's mark reads "Shirk, Sterling, 14K."
Artist or Maker
Helen Shirk
United States, New York, Buffalo, born 1942, active San Diego
Title
'Brooch AS9'
Date Made
1994
Medium
Silver, gold
Dimensions
5 1/4 × 2 × 1 in. (13.34 × 5.08 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.46
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.