id:			83584
accession number:	2017.202
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.202
updated:		2023-08-23 17:50:42.655000

Taft Anniversary Necklace, 1991. John Paul Miller (American, 1918–2013). Gold; 50 x 3.5 x 1 cm (19 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017 2017.202

title:				Taft Anniversary Necklace
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creation date:			1991
creation date earliest:		1991
creation date latest:		1991
current location:		228B Cleveland Artists
creditline:			Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gold
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

* John Paul Miller (American, 1918–2013)  - artist

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measurements: 50 x 3.5 x 1 cm (19 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Jewelry of John Paul Miller
	opening date:   2010-06-15T00:00:00
	<i>The Jewelry of John Paul Miller</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 13, 2010-January 2, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Made by artist for Seth and Frances P. Taft, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1991
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	Frances P. Taft, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1991–2017
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2017–
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fun fact:
Drawings and preliminary studies exist for this work within the CMA archives.

digital description:
The <em>Taft Anniversary Necklace</em> was commissioned by Seth Taft as a gift for his wife on their golden anniversary of 50 years of marriage. Miller had previously created two smaller, less ambitious works in this “gold nugget” or “fragment” style in 1971 and 1986, but the Taft necklace synthesizes his understanding of weight, balance, texture, and form in a way unlike any other work before or after. It is a masterwork of goldsmithing and represents a pinnacle in his career.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	John Paul Miller collection. 1850-2010, bulk 1940-2000. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/JohnPaulMiller

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