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Daphne Farago Collection
Title: Sun Hinge Bracelet, 1988–96
Artist: Sondra Sherman (American, born 1958)
Medium: 24 kt Gold on Bronze
2006.516
Permanent Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Daphne Farago Collection
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Daphne Farago Collection
Jewelry by Artists
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
through March 5, 2008
Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Man Ray and Max Ernst, besides being well known modern artists each delved
into jewelry design as a method of expression. Like their other masterpieces their gems were popular with collectors such
as Daphne and Peter Farago.
Title: Paisley Necklace, 1998
Artist: Kiff Slemmons (American, born in 1944)
Medium: Wooden Rulers, Silver
2006.527
Permanent Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Daphne Farago Collection
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Longtime benefactors of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), the couple donated over 600 pieces of contemporary
jewelry to the MFA in 2006. Generously the collection will include 100 additional items as promised gifts. The MFA
has, naturally, organized an exhibit of a portion of this fascinating collection.
Title: Brooch, 1941
Artist: Harry Bertoia (American (born in Italy), 1915–1978)
Medium: Sterling Silver
Promised gift of The Daphne Farago Collection
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
“Daphne Farago’s keen eye for quality has enabled her to build a collection that
is truly inspirational,” said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of
the MFA. “This exceptional gift marks a defining moment in the evolution of the
Museum’s collection, vastly expanding and improving our holdings in jewelry and
the art of the 20th-century.”
Alexander Calder
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Title: Necklace, about 1941
Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Medium: Silver
Promised gift of The Daphne Farago Collection
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Sculptor Alexander Calder's jewelry designs were reflective of his mobiles
wire sculptures. These works would inspire future studio jewelers. Included in Jewelry by Artists is
the dramatic necklace designed to celebrate the 25th Wedding Anniversary of the artist's sister, Margaret
Calder Hayes, in 1941.
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Title: Polyp Colony, about 1975
Artist: John Paul Miller (American, born in 1918)
Medium: Pure Gold, 18 kt Gold, Enamel
2006.361
Permanent Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Daphne Farago Collection
Reproduced with permission.
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Man Ray
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Among the countless highlights are a pair of Man Ray designed earrings. French actress Catherine Deneuve wore
the earrings in a famous photograph.
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Title: Pendants Pending” earrings, 1970
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890–1976)
Gem Montebello
Medium: 18 kt Gold
2006.465.1-2
Permanent Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Daphne Farago Collection
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Image Courtesy: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Exhibition curator Kelly L’Ecuyer, of the Art of the Americas department, added,
“the works in this exhibition demonstrate the innovations in jewelry concept,
materials and technique, and they affirm the value of handmade objects as
expressions of individual creativity. Given the extraordinary quality and
depth of the Daphne Farago collection we can introduce visitors to the origins
of the studio jewelry movement and its development as an exciting field of
contemporary art.”
Daphne Farago Collection
Jewelry by Artists
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
through March 5, 2008
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