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| Accession # | 1995.192.2a-b |
|---|---|
| Maker | Ed Wiener |
| Title | The Dancer (Earrings) |
| Date | ca. 1947 |
| Medium | Silver |
| Dimensions | a & b: 1 x 3/4 in. (2.5 x 1.9 cm) |
| Marks | on reverse of each earing: ED WEINER/STERLING |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | not signed |
| Credit Line | Gift of Michele Wiener Caplan |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 44, Drawer C |
| Description | Earings, The Dancer, silver.Silhouette-like shape of female dancer cut from sheet silver, with two applied calligraphic bent, flattened wires; one forming dancer's head and left arm, the other delineating the skirt ruffle; oxidized around head/arm and skirt/feet, earings are mirror images; post backs. CONDITION - Good. |
Curatorial Remarks: The Dancer brooch and earrings were inspired by a photograph by Barbara Morgan of the dancer Martha Graham performing in Letters to the World in 1941. A free-flowing silhouette, the brooch was cut from a sheet of silver. Wiener said of this piece, “Even in doing literal translations, it was important to move into abstraction and evolve a secondary level of recognition.”
