Ring with Three Cultured Pearls

George Brooks, Ring with Three Cultured Pearls, 1975, hand-forged and welded 18k yellow gold and pearls, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.146
George Brooks, Ring with Three Cultured Pearls, 1975, hand-forged and welded 18k yellow gold and pearls, 1 3⁄8 x 3⁄4 in. (3.5 x 2.0 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.146

Artwork Details

Title
Ring with Three Cultured Pearls
Artist
Date
1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 3⁄8 x 3⁄4 in. (3.5 x 2.0 cm.) diam.
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
hand-forged and welded 18k yellow gold and pearls
Classifications
Object Number
1975.146
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.146

Artwork Description

The dimensions of this ring diminish its usefulness as jewelry yet reflect the artist’s belief that “There should be no difference, really, between a piece of jewelry and a piece of sculpture. Ideally, one should be a work of art that is worn instead of displayed on a stand.”

Works by this artist (4 items)

Henry Ulke, Major John Wesley Powell, 1885, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Powell, 1924.4.2
Major John Wesley Powell
Artist
Date1885
oil on canvas
Not on view
Henry Ulke, Spotted Tail, 1877, oil on fabric: canvas mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.258,357
Spotted Tail
Artist
Date1877
oil on fabric: canvas mounted on fiberboard
Not on view
Image Not Available
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Artist
Unidentified
Copy after Henry Ulke
Date1887
oil on linen mounted on masonite
Not on view
Henry Ulke, Ludwig Van Beethoven, 1875, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Titus Ulke, 1998.44
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Artist
Date1875
oil on canvas
Not on view

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