Rhyme and Pun Necklace #1
Bruce Metcalf, American, born 1949
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
2001Medium:
Brass, copper, wood, shell, coral, gourd, acrylic, glass, lint balls, plastic, stainless steel, paintDimensions:
Chain (Diameter): 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm) Wood Charm (Length): 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm)Copyright:
© Courtesy Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PACuratorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
2002-7-1Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by The Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
2001Medium:
Brass, copper, wood, shell, coral, gourd, acrylic, glass, lint balls, plastic, stainless steel, paintDimensions:
Chain (Diameter): 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm) Wood Charm (Length): 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm)Copyright:
© Courtesy Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PACuratorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2002-7-1Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by The Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002
Label:
Bruce Metcalf’s Rhyme and Pun Necklace #1 is an assemblage of found objects. A fusion of the natural and man-made, his adornments juxtapose perception with reality through techniques such as casting (pouring liquid metal into a mold) and electroforming (depositing metal onto a substrate with an electric current). Metcalf’s mixed media pieces reveal his virtuosity as a craftsman. For this necklace, he explains, “Some parts are found objects, some are made, and some are made to look like found objects.” The artist incorporates his affinity for children’s toys and love of miniature worlds through the addition of a small house from a model railroad set, creating a truly whimsical neckpiece.
Bruce Metcalf’s Rhyme and Pun Necklace #1 is an assemblage of found objects. A fusion of the natural and man-made, his adornments juxtapose perception with reality through techniques such as casting (pouring liquid metal into a mold) and electroforming (depositing metal onto a substrate with an electric current). Metcalf’s mixed media pieces reveal his virtuosity as a craftsman. For this necklace, he explains, “Some parts are found objects, some are made, and some are made to look like found objects.” The artist incorporates his affinity for children’s toys and love of miniature worlds through the addition of a small house from a model railroad set, creating a truly whimsical neckpiece.