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Armand Winfield (American, 1919-2009) Brooch

Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry
1945-47
oil on linen painting encased in acrylic and presented in a sterling frame by Paul Lobel, artwork by Ruth Patsy Kline, signed on reverse "Original Oil Painting by Ruth Patsy / Winfield Pat. Pend.".
2" x 1-3/4"

Provenance: Collection of Marbeth Schon; Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Literature: Form and Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970, Marbeth Schon, 2008, illustrated p. 224.

Notes: Armand Winfield spent his career exploring the myriad possibilities of plastics in a variety of fields as diverse as art, architecture and medicine. Upon the completion of his education, he initially worked in museums before co-founding Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry with his brother. Winfield began experimenting with the preservation of organic specimens, encasing insects and plants in clear acrylic. Inspired by the mid-century demand for whimsical and unusual jewelry, he soon joined with artists to create wearable works of art; small-scale paintings and sculptures carefully preserved in acrylic. The process developed by Winfield for this ensured that the integrity of the art was not corrupted in any way. Examples of this jewelry are conserved in the permanent collections of numerous institutions, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Design in Plastics at the Arts University Bournemouth, Poole, England; and Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry
1945-47
oil on linen painting encased in acrylic and presented in a sterling frame by Paul Lobel, artwork by Ruth Patsy Kline, signed on reverse "Original Oil Painting by Ruth Patsy / Winfield Pat. Pend.".
2" x 1-3/4"

  • Provenance: Collection of Marbeth Schon; Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Literature: Form and Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970, Marbeth Schon, 2008, illustrated p. 224.
  • Notes: Armand Winfield spent his career exploring the myriad possibilities of plastics in a variety of fields as diverse as art, architecture and medicine. Upon the completion of his education, he initially worked in museums before co-founding Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry with his brother. Winfield began experimenting with the preservation of organic specimens, encasing insects and plants in clear acrylic. Inspired by the mid-century demand for whimsical and unusual jewelry, he soon joined with artists to create wearable works of art; small-scale paintings and sculptures carefully preserved in acrylic. The process developed by Winfield for this ensured that the integrity of the art was not corrupted in any way. Examples of this jewelry are conserved in the permanent collections of numerous institutions, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Design in Plastics at the Arts University Bournemouth, Poole, England; and Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

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