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Artwork: Design
D.JE.60
Necklace
c.1943
Brass
Pendants (each): 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.9 x 0.2 cm)
Chain: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Private collection
Provenance
(...)
Private collection
Exhibitions
2011–12a Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Picasso to Koons: Artist as Jeweler, September 20, 2011–January 8, 2012, ill. in color, p. 47, as Necklace. Traveled to: The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida, March 15–July 21, 2013; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, March 7–July 8, 2018.2022 Nasher Sculpture Center
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, January 29–April 23, 2022. (Exhibition catalogue: Morse and Sullivan 2022), no. 9, ill. in color, as Necklace.Published References
Greenbaum 2003
Greenbaum, Toni. "Golden Age." Wallpaper (London, UK) 56 (March 2003), ill. in color, p. 117, as Necklace.Venet 2011
Venet, Diane. From Picasso to Jeff Koons: The Artist as Jeweler. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, ill. in color, p. 47, as Necklace.Brake 2015
Brake, Alan G. "Jewellery Exhibition Focuses on Early Work by Harry Bertoia." Dezeen (London), October 1, 2015, ill. in color.Blahut 2015a
Blahut, Chelsea. "Cranbrook Art Museum Presents Harry Bertoia’s Early Visions of Metalsmithing." Architect Magazine, February 11, 2015, ill. in color, as Necklace.Beaton 2016
Beaton, Donna. "Exhibition Review: Bent, Cast & Forged: The Jewelry of Harry Bertoia." Gems & Gemology 52, no. 3 (Fall 2016), ill. in color, as Necklace.Bellati 2016
Bellati, Nally. "New York: Design - MAD Museum - Harry Bertoia's Influential Studio Jewelry and Sound Sculpture Explored in Two Exhibitions." Contessanally, May 20, 2016, ill. in color, as Necklace.Seidel 2016
Seidel, Rebecca. "Two MAD Exhibits Explore Harry Bertoia’s Jewelry, Sonic Work." Architectural Record (New York, NY), May 11, 2016, ill. in color.Record last updated December 10, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Harry Bertoia Foundation. "Necklace, c.1943 (D.JE.60)." In Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné. catalogue.harrybertoia.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=3072 (accessed on August 24, 2025).