Necklace
Robert W. Ebendorf
(American, born in 1938)
1985
Object Place for LabelHighland, New York
Medium/TechniqueMixed media, styrofoam balls, Chinese paper, rice paper, 24 kt gold foil, lacquer, silver, copper and ebony
DimensionsOverall: 29.2 x 5.1 cm (11 1/2 x 2 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.138
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Robert Ebendorf's figurative work of the 1960s and early 1970s gave way to a succession of experimental forms and styles; this necklace of 1985, made of Styrofoam balls covered with Chinese newspaper and gold leaf, reveals his gift for transforming ephemeral materials into unexpectedly stunning objects. Ebendorf's inventive, iconoclastic use of materials and his distinguished teaching career influenced the work of many studio jewelers in the next generation.
ProvenanceRobert W. Ebendorf to Daphne Farago, February 20, 1991 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
