Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf

Rebecca E. Elliot

OBJECTS OF AFFECTION Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter • Price Collection

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O B JE CTS OF AFFE CTI ON Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter • Price Collection

Rebecca E. Elliot Contributions by Rebecca E. Elliot, and Toni Greenbaum With interviews by Rebecca E. Elliot, and Foreword by Todd A. Herman

The Mint Museum in association with D Giles Limited

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Plate 20 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), They Were Sisters, 1969, sterling silver, Plexiglas, paper, 4 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 inches (10.8 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm).

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Plate 21 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), He Graduated from College, 1969, steel, sterling silver, copper, Plexiglas, computer part, 5 × 2 × 1/4 inches (12.7 × 5 × 0.6 cm). 2019.93.61

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Plate 26 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), Colored Smoke Machine, Brooch, 1974, stainless steel, Plexiglas, gold, steel, pearl, ivory, copper, sterling silver, 3 3/4 × 2 13/16 × 1/2 inches (9.5 × 7.1 × 1.3 cm).

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Plate 27 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), Colored Smoke Machines, Drawing, 1974, ink and colored pencil on paper, 7 1/8 × 9 15/16 inches (18.1 × 25.2 cm).

Robert W. Ebendorf Collection, 1962–2018, The Mint Museum Archives, Charlotte, AR.2021.3.3.2

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Plate 36 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), Keep it in the Can Brooch, 2011, aluminum, tin, copper, 3 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 inches (8.9 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm).

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Plate 37 Robert W. Ebendorf (United States, 1938−), Going Downstream Brooch, 2014, copper, wood, plastic, 6 × 4 × 1 1/2 inches (15.2 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm). 2019.93.8

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