Necklace

Art Smith, Necklace, 1948, brass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Evelyn Lurie, 1993.73.1
Copied Art Smith, Necklace, 1948, brass, 7 x 8 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (17.9 x 21.0 x 3.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Evelyn Lurie, 1993.73.1

Artwork Details

Title
Necklace
Artist
Date
1948
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7 x 8 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (17.9 x 21.0 x 3.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Evelyn Lurie
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Object Number
1993.73.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.73.1

Artwork Description

Art Smith incorporated abstracted life forms and tribal motifs into his work, which was driven by his interest in expression and movement. One historian, in fact, has linked Smith’s jewelry to his love for the rhythms and melodies of jazz. His careful use of positive and negative space in this piece illustrates his belief that jewelry was an incomplete sculptural expression until it was related to the body.