Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Craft: Jewelry: Necklace
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Necklace 1994 Joyce Scott beads, fabric, and thread 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1 in. (29.3 x 18.5 x 2.5 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson 1996.31  
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| "This is my balance work, I can't constantly speak of serious issues---who needs that every day? Making a fun or a beautiful piece is a different kind of meditation for me." Artist quoted in "Joyce Scott: Migrant Worker for the Arts," Ornament, 1992 | |||||
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This piece is one of Joyce Scott's abstract, spontaneous improvisations on an idea derived from nature. Although it does not offer the frank social comment found in much of her work, Necklace reflects Scott's commitment to her heritage as an African American and to her family’s traditions in craft. |
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