Ornament as art
Subtitle: avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
By: Cindi Strauss ; with an essay by Helen Williams Drutt English and contributions by Keelin M. Burrows, Kristen Wetzel.
Contributors: Drutt, Helen Williams.; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.; Renwick Gallery.; Mint Museum of Craft + Design.; Tacoma Art Museum.
Publisher: Arnoldsche Art Publishers; in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stuttgart, Germany; Houston, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9783897902732
Subjects: Drutt, Helen Williams -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Jewelry -- Private collections -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Sept. 30, 2007-Jan. 21, 2008; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Mar. 14-July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC, Aug. 16, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009; and Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA, June 27-Sept. 13, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 512-524) and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of contemporary jewelry, 1960-2006 / by Cindi Strauss; title: A golden age of goldsmithing: four decades / by Helen Williams Drutt English; title: Minimalist and conceptual tendencies in the Helen Williams Drutt collection / by Cindi Strauss; title: Q&a with Helen Williams Drutt English / conducted by Cindi Strauss.