Giraffery Ring

Jewelry

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Name/Title

Giraffery Ring

Entry/Object ID

2021.85.33

Category

American Art, 1945 to Today

Acquisition

Accession

2021.85

Source or Donor

Enamel Arts Foundation

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Crocker Art Museum, gift of Enamel Arts Foundation Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Aaron Decker

Role

Artist

Date made

2018

Time Period

21st Century

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Enamel on copper, Silver

Location

Category

Display

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Website Medium

Label

Enamel, copper, and silver

General Notes

Note Type

Artist Statement

Note

Retrieved from the Enamel Arts Foundation website: [https://www.enamelarts.org/girafferey/] Decker’s grandfather once gave him a keychain that had various American signs and symbols on it. Decker loved that a single object could embody a worldview and an individual’s expansive concept of pride. Reflecting these interests, many of Decker’s pieces contain tiny objects – such as the giraffe seen here – that evoke distant memories or that arouse elusive hopes, fears and desires. [IR 06/24/2025]