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Jiří Šibor
'The United States' Brooch1997

Not on view
Relief sculpture of the United States map in crimson red with a cracked, textured surface and dark incised state border lines, shown with separate Alaska and Hawaii pieces
Reverse side of a metal object with brushed gray surface, irregular edges showing a thin silver border, a small domed rivet near center, and stamped maker's mark reading 'Dcc' below.
Artist or Maker
Jiří Šibor
Czech Republic, Brno, born 1966
Title
'The United States' Brooch
Date Made
1997
Medium
Synthetic coral, epoxy resin, stainless steel
Dimensions
Continental US: 1 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1/2 in. (4.45 × 7.3 × 1.27 cm) Hawaii: 1/8 × 5/16 × 1/2 in. (0.32 × 0.79 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.47a-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
© Jiří Šibor