Brooch from the "Compression" Series Maker: Deborah Aguado (American, born 1939)

ca. 1980

American Decorative Arts

Not on view

While tinkering with a piece of sheet metal, Deborah Aguado became entranced by the movement of light and shadow across its slightly distorted surface. Her Compression series refines this ethereal optical play, with the ghostlike quality of the shapes seen in the metal creating poignant reminders of the fleeting nature of memories. Aguado delighted in making this series of spontaneous compositions, a departure from her work with gemstones and natural materials, and gilded her favorite pieces.

Medium

Gilt brass

Dimensions

2 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Susan Grant Lewin Collection

Accession Number

2021.40.3

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
The artist, New York; sold to Susan Grant Lewin, New York; given to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2021
Object copyright
Not Assigned
Additional information

Object/Work type

brooches

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