Aquatic Image

Marcia Lewis, Aquatic Image, 1980, repouseé, chased, soldered, and polished sterling silver and garnets, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1991.123
Copied Marcia Lewis, Aquatic Image, 1980, repouseé, chased, soldered, and polished sterling silver and garnets, 5 124 3812 in. (14.011.11.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1991.123

Artwork Details

Title
Aquatic Image
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5 124 3812 in. (14.011.11.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
repouseé, chased, soldered, and polished sterling silver and garnets
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal — fish
Object Number
1991.123

Artwork Description

Aquatic Image is one of Marcia Lewis’s “fantasy fish,” a series of eight precious-metal brooches. The forms in Lewis’s jewelry reflect a lifetime spent near the coast, and this piece shows a tropical fish, with shimmers of light bouncing off its silvery scales.