Necklace
Object number2015.51.31
Sculptor
Aaronel deRoy Gruber
(1918 - 2011)
Date1960-2011
MediumPlastic/Metal
Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber
DescriptionNecklace with plastic pendant and ball chain attached. Necklace charm/pendant consists of translucent, blue, and red plastic layered in a rounded rectangular shape with protruding rounded rectangles on the front and back. Two metal rounded rectangular rings at the top of the charm have a silver-tone metal ball chain strung through; the chain has no clasp.Dimensions3.5 x 1.688 x 1 in. (8.9 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm)MarksInscribed text in the bottom right corner of the charm "Aaronel ©".
Historical NotesAaronel de Roy Gruber was a 1940 graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) who majored in costume design. Gruber started out as a painter dedicated to the Abstract Expressionist movement that dominated the mid-20th century and later, beginning in the 1960s, got involved in sculpture working in steel, Uvex, and Plexiglas. In the late 1980s she got involved in photography. Gruber continued working up until her death in 2011. Donor Terry Gruber is the son of Aaronel deRoy Gruber and Irving Gruber.
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