Stickpin

Susan S. Lloyd, Stickpin, ca. 1975, silver and acrylic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.156.2
Copied Susan S. Lloyd, Stickpin, ca. 1975, silver and acrylic, 412 in. (10.21.3 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.156.2

Artwork Details

Title
Stickpin
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
412 in. (10.21.3 cm.) diam.
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
silver and acrylic
Classifications
Object Number
1975.156.2

Artwork Description

Susan Lloyd’s interest in art deco designs of the 1930s inspired these stickpins, which have stepped mountings and are topped with plastic capsule-like domes. Lloyd began incorporating plastic into her metal pieces because she wanted to add color to her work.