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Frances Jenkins Pickens, Bracelet, 1974, sterling silver, 1 x 3 in. (2.5 x 7.6 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander L. Pickens, 1991.160, © 1974, Frances J. Pickens
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Date
- 1974
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 1 x 3 in. (2.5 x 7.6 cm) diam.
- Markings
- inside clasp engraved: 1974/F J Pickens
- Copyright
- © 1974, Frances J. Pickens
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alexander L. Pickens
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- sterling silver
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1991.160
Artwork Description
This piece demonstrates Frances Pickens’s sculptural approach to jewelry design. She oxidized the bracelet to give the sterling silver the patina of age.
Luce Object Quote
“Themes in my designs often reflect my Hawaiian and Oceanic surroundings. I am committed to the presentation of cultural motifs, especially Hawaiian, transformed and integrated in subtle and sophisticated ways expressed in Twentieth Century materials and forms.” Artist quoted in “Alumni Profiles: Frances Pickens,” 2003