TIN NUTS (There Is Nothing New Under The Sun)

Date1975

Maker Ken Cory American, 1943 - 1994

Label TextKen Cory studied ceramics in Oakland in the 1960s before returning to Eastern Washington and continuing to work in jewelry as a medium. In his jewelry, as in his earlier ceramics, he played irreverently with his use of materials, often using found objects and defying expected assignations of value around jewelry and art. Describing his jewelry as “small portable sculptures,” he said that “the pieces are functional only to the extent that they are not heavy to wear.”

Object number99.32

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Anne Gerber Biennial: 2000 1/2: going forward looking back, May 8, 2000 - August 4, 2000. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture, June 21 - September 2, 2024.

Credit LineGift of the Cory family

Dimensions14 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. (36.8 x 8.9 x 1.0 cm)

MediumWood, brass, mirror, silver, and glass