Marcia Lewis, Aquatic Image, 1980, repouseé, chased, soldered, and polished sterling silver and garnets, 5 1⁄2 x 4 3⁄8 x 1⁄2 in. (14.0 x 11.1 x 1.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1991.123
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Aquatic Image
- Artist
- Date
- 1980
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 5 1⁄2 x 4 3⁄8 x 1⁄2 in. (14.0 x 11.1 x 1.2 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Mediums Description
- repouseé, chased, soldered, and polished sterling silver and garnets
- Classifications
- Subjects
- 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.
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