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Exhibitions & Events
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Cameo Brooch

c. 1936

Doris Beer

Associated Names

Doris Beer

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a circular pattern of small gemstones with a central stone, set with metal prongs on a cream-beige background. Below the circular pattern are light sketch outlines of the design and a side view of the object, drawn in faint pencil marks on the paper's surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.8 x 23 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.2341

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64541253

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