Dandelion Brooch
Jan Yager
(American, born in 1951)
2001
Object Place for LabelPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueSilver, found auto glass.
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 14.6 x 1.9 cm, 90.6 gm (5 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3/4 in., 0.2 lb.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.634
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Jan Yager uses her art to take on difficult social and political issues. In her City Flora/City Flotsam series, Yager contrasts the disturbing evidence of urban poverty, violence, and drug abuse with the weeds that grow through cracks in the sidewalk, which she sees as symbols of renewal and rebirth. Her Dandelion Brooch, set with a gem-like fragment of auto glass, represents the persistence of life in a decaying city environment.
ProvenanceJan Yager; Daphne Farago, October 22, 2001 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
Copyright© Jan Yager
