"Lava" bracelet
Art Smith
(American, born in Cuba, 1917–1982)
about 1946
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueCopper, brass
DimensionsOverall: 14.6 x 7 x 5.1 cm (5 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.532
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionThe Lava bracelet, among his Smith's earliest jewelry designs, reflected the influence of Surrealist art in its dreamlike, organic forms.
ProvenanceGansevoort Gallery; Daphne Farago, January 23, 1999 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
