Bear (pin)

Ken Cory, Bear (pin), 1987, silver, 18k gold, 24k gold, blue topaz, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Beverly Cory, 1999.66.3
Ken Cory, Bear (pin), 1987, silver, 18k gold, 24k gold, blue topaz, 1 1⁄4 x 2 x 1⁄2 in. (3.2 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Beverly Cory, 1999.66.3

Artwork Details

Title
Bear (pin)
Artist
Date
1987
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄4 x 2 x 1⁄2 in. (3.2 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Beverly Cory
Mediums
Mediums Description
silver, 18k gold, 24k gold, blue topaz
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Animal — bear
Object Number
1999.66.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.66.3

Artwork Description

The title of this piece allows the viewer to identify a shape in an otherwise abstract mass of metal. In his later work, Ken Cory created elegant, simple pieces out of more traditional materials. A friend of the artist’s called the design of his later pins “skewed, even if only slightly, so that what you think you see is sure to foil you, to delight you.”

Works by this artist (4 items)

Ken Cory, Bear (pin), 1987, silver, 18k gold, 24k gold, blue topaz, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Beverly Cory, 1999.66.3
Bear (pin)
Artist
Date1987
silver, 18k gold, 24k gold, blue topaz
Not on view
Ken Cory, Wave, 1967, cast copper and resin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Beverly Cory, 1999.66.1
Wave
Artist
Date1967
cast copper and resin
Not on view
Ken Cory, George Washington (belt buckle), 1980, copper, brass, silver, enamel, garnets, mother-of-pearl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Beverly Cory, 1999.66.2
George Washington (belt buckle)
Artist
Date1980
copper, brass, silver, enamel, garnets, mother-of-pearl
Not on view
Ken Cory, Leslie LePere, Pencil Brothers, Egypt, 1974, copper, champlevé enamel, rosewood, paper, lead pencil, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leslie LePere, 2020.77
Egypt
Artist
Date1974
copper, champlevé enamel, rosewood, paper, lead pencil, glass
Not on view

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