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Rock Necklace with Ridge
1987 Jan Yager Born: Detroit, Michigan 1951 sterling silver and oxidized gray beach rock 16 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/4 in. (42.6 x 6.7 x 2.0 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Lisa S. and Dudley Anderson 1993.17 Not currently on view
“I often feel we are influenced by the landscape of objects with which we daily interact.” Jan Yager, 1985
In response to the “cold and flat” machine-made jewelry of the 1970s, Jan Yager produced pillow-shaped metal, set with water-polished stones to showcase the “beauty often overlooked . . . [in] our modern lives.” Rock Necklace with Ridge illustrates Yager’s interest in the natural textures and forms that she discovered around her new home in Rhode Island.
For more information about this work visit the Luce Foundation Center.
Keywords
decorative arts - jewelry
Crafts - Metal
metal - silver
stone
About Jan Yager
Born: Detroit, Michigan 1951
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