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Collections

Helen Shirk
'Brooch AS9'1994

Not on view
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."

Helen Shirk, 'Brooch AS9', 1994, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

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.
Copyright
© Helen Shirk