Neckpiece

Frances Jenkins Pickens, Neckpiece, 1978, sterling silver, 10k gold, pearls, and garnets, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wall Thomas in honor of Frances and Alex Pickens, 1998.69
Frances Jenkins Pickens, Neckpiece, 1978, sterling silver, 10k gold, pearls, and garnets, 10 3⁄4 x 6 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (27.3 x 16.8 x 2.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wall Thomas in honor of Frances and Alex Pickens, 1998.69

Artwork Details

Title
Neckpiece
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 3⁄4 x 6 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄8 in. (27.3 x 16.8 x 2.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Wall Thomas in honor of Frances and Alex Pickens
Mediums
Mediums Description
sterling silver, 10k gold, pearls, and garnets
Classifications
Object Number
1998.69
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.69

Artwork Description

In Neckpiece, Frances Pickens seeks to integrate the visual language of diverse cultures, the natural world, and her inner emotions into her sculptural jewelry. Reminiscent of an archaeological artifact, the colorful, jagged pendant implies a human presence and a passage of time that contrasts sharply with the smooth, cold, polished metal of the neckpiece.

Works by this artist (27 items)

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Luis C. González, RCAF, No oyes, Rio/No o yes, Rio, 1978, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.29
No oyes, Rio/​No o yes, Rio
Artist
Date1978
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Luis C. González, The Salvadorean People's Support Committee, 1981, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.47.3, © 1981, Luis C. González
The Salvadorean People’s Support Committee
Artist
Date1981
screenprint on paper
Not on view
José Montoya, Luis C. González, Raza Chisme Arte Announcement Poster, RCAF, n.d., screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Luis C. González, 2019.60, © 1976, Luis C. González and José Montoya
Raza Chisme Arte Announcement Poster, RCAF
Artist
Daten.d.
screenprint
Not on view
Luis C. González, Operation Christmas Unity, 1976, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.39, © 1976, Luis C. González
Operation Christmas Unity
Artist
Date1976
screenprint
Not on view

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