Neckpiece 48.188

Media - 1994.19.5 - SAAM-1994.19.5_1 - 49416
Copied Tina Fung Holder, Neckpiece 48.188, 1988, lacquered metal safety pins and glass beads on crocheted cotton thread, 15 x 14 x 1⁄4 in. (38.2 x 35.6 x .6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.19.5

Artwork Details

Title
Neckpiece 48.188
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 14 x 1⁄4 in. (38.2 x 35.6 x .6 cm.)
Markings
engraved on oval metal plate to left of clasp: (artist's symbol) engraved on oval metal plate to right of clasp: 48.188.
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
lacquered metal safety pins and glass beads on crocheted cotton thread
Classifications
Object Number
1994.19.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.19.5

Artwork Description

Tina Fung Holder says her work with safety pins began after she bought a bag of them for their “cuteness” and was struck by their potential. She considers the individual pins modules of a greater system that she continually reinvents. “I focused my energy into elevating that everyday safety pin . . . to give it stature,” she says. “In other words, I decided to utilize the form rather than the function.”

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