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, 151414 in. (38.235.6 x .6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.19.5

Artwork Details

Title
Neckpiece 48.188
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
151414 in. (38.235.6 x .6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums Description
lacquered metal safety pins and glass beads on crocheted cotton thread
Classifications
Object Number
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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