Allegory

Eugenie Keefer Bell, Allegory, 1979, fabricated and anodized sterling silver and titanium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2000.2, © 1979, Eugenie Keefer Bell
Copied Eugenie Keefer Bell, Allegory, 1979, fabricated and anodized sterling silver and titanium, 2 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 x 1⁄2 in. (7.0 x 13.2 x 1.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2000.2, © 1979, Eugenie Keefer Bell

Artwork Details

Title
Allegory
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 x 1⁄2 in. (7.0 x 13.2 x 1.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1979, Eugenie Keefer Bell
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
fabricated and anodized sterling silver and titanium
Classifications
Keywords
  • Allegory
  • Landscape — weather — cloud
  • Architecture — detail — stairs
  • State of being — phenomenon — surreal
  • Architecture — detail — arcade
Object Number
2000.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.2

Artwork Description

Eugenie Keefer Bell made Allegory while she was a graduate student at San Diego State University. She employed the anodizing process, using electrical current to coat the titanium with an oxide to give this piece its blue-and-white cloud effect. This brooch, which resembles a bird or a spacecraft against the sky, might be an “allegory” of flight.