id:			370095
accession number:	2019.37.b
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.37.b
updated:		2023-01-12 02:05:18.625000

Earring, c. 1955–60. Arthur George (Art) Smith, (American, 1917–1982). Sterling silver; 11.4 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum purchase from various donors by exchange 2019.37.b © The Estate of Art Smith

title:				Earring
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creation date:			c. 1955–60
creation date earliest:		1955
creation date latest:		1960
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creditline:			Museum purchase from various donors by exchange
copyright:			© The Estate of Art Smith

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culture:	America
technique:	sterling silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

* Arthur George (Art) Smith, (American, 1917–1982)  - artist

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measurements: 11.4 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	330 Gallery, Hudson, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2019
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2019-
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fun fact:
Art Smith’s technical skill and creative spirit trumpeted the expressive shapes and handcrafted look popular in jewelry design during the 1950s and ’60s.

digital description:
Suspended loops hanging like mobiles form this pair of earrings by Art Smith, one of the most innovative artisan jewelers working in the 1950s and 1960s. His bold, expressive forms echo the taste for biomorphic design prevalent during this era. Smith’s work gained favor among the bohemian aesthetes of Greenwich Village in New York City, where his studio was located, as well as the uptown dandies eager to achieve a fashionable, artistic look.

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