Decanter
Decanter
1986 (made)
1986 (made)
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Chunghi Choo (b. 1938 in South Korea) is a renowned metalsmith and jewellery artist who is best known for her works that incorporate techniques such as electroforming and electro-appliqué. Choo’s artwork is represented in major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée des arts décoratifs. She is Professor Emeritus of the University of Iowa, where she established a metals programme, which she brought to international prominence during her more than thirty years of service. Many of her students have since become critically acclaimed artists in the fields of fine arts, jewellery, textiles, metalsmithing and sculpture.
Object details
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| Title | Decanter (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Electroformed copper, silver plated |
| Brief description | Decanter, electroplate, United States, designed and made by Chunghi Choo, 1986. |
| Physical description | Decanter, electroformed copper, silver plated |
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| Gallery label | Decanter
Electroformed and silver-plated, copper
Chunghi Choo
U.S.A., 1986
Given by Jack Lenor Larsen
M.1&A-1989
Chunghi Choo’s work is simple and sensuous and is designed to be both a pleasure to use and view. Decanter is made from silver-plated electroformed copper. The graceful curves recall silver in its molten form and make it appealingly tactile. Choo was born in Korea and studied at the Ewha Women's University, Seoul before joining the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan where she studied metalsmithing, ceramics and weaving.
(12.12.2023) |
| Credit line | Given by Jack Lenor Larsen |
| Object history | Given by Jack Lenor Larsen Quote: "Most of my pieces have a rounded bottom surface - floating form - which makes the piece visually light and self contained." One of a limited edition made following the purchase of the original decanter by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1980. Chungi Choo was born in Inchon, Korea and studied at the Ewha Women's University, Seoul (1961) before joining the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan where she studied Metalsmithing along with minors in Ceramics and Weaving. Since 1968, she has taught at the University of Iowa where she is currently Professor of Jewellery and Metalsmithing. |
| Summary | Chunghi Choo (b. 1938 in South Korea) is a renowned metalsmith and jewellery artist who is best known for her works that incorporate techniques such as electroforming and electro-appliqué. Choo’s artwork is represented in major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée des arts décoratifs. She is Professor Emeritus of the University of Iowa, where she established a metals programme, which she brought to international prominence during her more than thirty years of service. Many of her students have since become critically acclaimed artists in the fields of fine arts, jewellery, textiles, metalsmithing and sculpture. |
| Bibliographic reference | Metalsmith. Summer, 1988, p. 4. Victoria Geibel, The Silver Vessel, Metropolis Magazine. December, 1988 pp.78 |
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| Accession number | M.1&A-1989 |
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