Artist:

Harold O'Connor, born Utica, NY 1941  Search this

Medium:

silver, 18k gold, granulation

Dimensions:

1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (2.9 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm.)

Type:

Decorative Arts-Jewelry

Crafts

Date:

1998

Luce Center Label:

This ring displays Harold O’Connor’s technical mastery of granulation. Believing that a “good artist must be able to improvise,” O’Connor avoids repetitive work by constantly challenging himself with imaginative and innovative designs.

Luce Object Quote:

“One of the nice things about metal as a medium is that you can work out a new process with very little material. There’s no need for a metalsmith to have any fear at all of failure . . . if the thing doesn’t work, you can always hammer it out and start over.” Artist quoted in Lapidary Journal, November 1996

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mobilia Gallery

Object number:

1998.111.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Renwick Gallery

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e6e2c2e2-9228-4ccf-a7ad-2078ec7d5a27

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1998.111.2