D.JE.1
Brooch
c.1941
Creation location: Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Silver
Hand tooled
3 x 1 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm)
This brooch, sometimes described as a "fishbone," was given by the artist to his then fiancée, Brigitta Bertoia. It was also used to create a reproduction edition of 100, produced in 2009 by the Harry Bertoia Foundation. Unlike the original, the editioned brooches are numbered and initialed.
Provenance
Collection of the Artist
Exhibitions
Michener Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Harry Bertoia: Structure & Sound, July 20–October 13, 2013, as Brooch.
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, January 29–April 23, 2022. (Exhibition catalogue: Morse and Sullivan 2022), no. 4, ill. in color, as Brooch.
Record last updated April 12, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Harry Bertoia Foundation. "Brooch, c.1941 (D.JE.1)." In Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné. catalogue.harrybertoia.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=11 (accessed on October 18, 2024).