a UNIQUE no doubt one of a kind vintage 1980s 90s handmade sterling silver with anodized aluminum rods post-modernist dimensional geometric design bangle bracelet by acclaimed jewelry designer, metalsmith, and educator Helen Shirk (b. 1942). A simple bangle that twice encircles the wrist with heavy gauge sterling wire with a half-circle joining the two ends at top, and with four anodized aluminum rods perched at top in a dimensional geometric design that echoes that heavy sterling wire of the bangle but in colors! Such a unique and thoughtful design, the work of a master! This bracelet measures just over 1" wide at top, the inside diameter is 2.5" and is perfectly round as shown, and the bracelet weighs 28.1 grams total. Marked as shown, "H. Shirk" inside the band of the bracelet. Tested and guaranteed to be as described. Excellent vintage condition.

Here's a short biography of the artist that I compiled from online sources: Helen Shirk (b. 1942 in Buffalo, NY) is a metalsmith/jeweler and educator. She studied with Earl Pardon at Skidmore College (BA, 1963) and Alma Eikerman at Indiana University (MFA, 1969). She taught jewelry and metalwork at San Diego State University from 1975 to 2010, retiring as Professor of Art Emeritus. Her work is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto), Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery of Australia, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, and the Oakland Museum. In 1999 Shirk became a Fellow of the American Craft Council. In 2017 she received the lifetime achievement award from SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths). The above is an abbreviated biography, and for further exhibition information and her work shown in print, I can provide a more extensive listing on request.

A one of a kind handmade sterling silver and anodized aluminum post modernist bangle bracelet by acclaimed American studio metalsmith and educator, Helen Shirk of San Diego, California, circa 1990.

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a UNIQUE no doubt one of a kind vintage 1980s 90s handmade sterling silver with anodized aluminum rods post-modernist dimensional geometric design bangle bracelet by acclaimed jewelry designer, metalsmith, and educator Helen Shirk (b. 1942). A simple bangle that twice encircles the wrist with heavy gauge sterling wire with a half-circle joining the two ends at top, and with four anodized aluminum rods perched at top in a dimensional geometric design that echoes that heavy sterling wire of the bangle but in colors! Such a unique and thoughtful design, the work of a master! Here's a short biography of the artist that I compiled from online sources: Helen Shirk (b. 1942 in Buffalo, NY) is a metalsmith/jeweler and educator. She studied with Earl Pardon at Skidmore College (BA, 1963) and Alma Eikerman at Indiana University (MFA, 1969). She taught jewelry and metalwork at San Diego State University from 1975 to 2010, retiring as Professor of Art Emeritus. Her work is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, National Museum of Modern Art (Kyoto), Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery of Australia, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, and the Oakland Museum. In 1999 Shirk became a Fellow of the American Craft Council. In 2017 she received the lifetime achievement award from SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths). See my last image for a photo of the artist in her studio. The above is an abbreviated biography, and for further exhibition information and her work shown in print, I can provide a more extensive listing on request. This bracelet measures just over 1" wide at top, the inside diameter is 2.5" and is perfectly round as shown, and the bracelet weighs 28.1 grams total. Marked as shown, "H. Shirk" inside the band of the bracelet. Tested and guaranteed to be as described. Excellent vintage condition.

A unique one of a kind piece of post-modern wearable art by acclaimed American jewelry designer, metalsmith, and educator Helen Shirk...

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