Porcelain enamel on sterling silver
3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm)
Signed and marked with copyright notice verso. Some pieces marked "STERLING" verso, bottom.
Classification: jewelry
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Catalogue entry

Artwork: Modern Head Pendant, 1968 (published 1968) (RLCR 1554)
RLCR 1554 (RL 1809)
Modern Head Pendant
1968 (published 1968)
Title Source
RL Studio Card
Media
Porcelain enamel on sterling silver
Metal pin and pendant loop on verso.
Dimensions
3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm)
Description
Edition: unknown (unlimited)
Publisher: Multiples, Inc., New York

Fabricator: unknown
Inscriptions
Signed and marked with copyright notice verso. Some pieces marked "STERLING" verso, bottom.
Remarks

This pendant was released in three color combinations with the majority in primary colors; they were sold individually, not as a set. One brass cast exists, but is not marked and was likely a trial. The pieces could be worn as necklace pendants or brooches.

Marian Goodman Gallery was given permission to reproduce the pendant in 2021. The edition of 1,000 features smaller pendants (approximately 2 inches in height) titled Small Modern Head Pin, backed by two snap pins and marked verso, "© ESTATE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN / MULTIPLES, INC. | MGG 2021." 

Research Images
Modern Head Pendant, 1968 (published 1968) (RLCR 1554). Verso with metal pin and pendant loop, piece is not marked
Verso with metal pin and pendant loop, piece is not marked "STERLING"
Modern Head Pendant, 1968 (published 1968) (RLCR 1554). Piece is marked
Piece is marked "STERLING"
Modern Head Pendant, 1968 (published 1968) (RLCR 1554). Possibly a trial piece; cast in brass with no markings on verso.
Possibly a trial piece; cast in brass with no markings on verso.
Modern Head Pendant, 1968 (published 1968) (RLCR 1554). Verso of a 2021 reproduction by Marian Goodman Gallery, Small Modern Head Pin
Verso of a 2021 reproduction by Marian Goodman Gallery, Small Modern Head Pin
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Entry Updated October 31, 2023