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"Lava" bracelet

Art Smith (American, born in Cuba, 1917–1982)
about 1946
Object Place: New York, New York

Medium/Technique Copper, brass
Dimensions Overall: 14.6 x 7 x 5.1 cm (5 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.532
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
The Lava bracelet, among his Smith's earliest jewelry designs, reflected the influence of Surrealist art in its dreamlike, organic forms.


DescriptionLarge cuff bracelet constructed with two biomorphic shapes, each cut from flat copper and brass sheets, with the smaller brass soldered on top of the larger copper form
Marks "Art Smith" stamped on inside
ProvenanceGansevoort Gallery; Daphne Farago, January 23, 1999 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.