Museum and Public Art - Permanent Collection

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Edward Lane McCartney (b. 1964), United States
Necklace of National Mourning II, 2012
Steel, plastic army men and toys, garbage bags, 24k gold plate on copper, plastic cable ties, paint.
  
Edward Lane McCartney's oversized necklace in the form of a wreath functions as a dramatic and politically charged narrative about war and loss. Consisting of thousands of plastic toy soldiers that have been painted black, the necklace references America's war in Iraq as well as Victorian mourning jewelry made of black jet, a form of coal that can be polished to a rich luster to serve as a gemstone. McCartney's use of the jewelry metaphor makes his message both personal and public.
54" x 54" x 9"
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Gift of David Mark Gooding, 2012

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​  Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
  Edward Lane McCartney, American, born 1964
  Wreath Brooch
  2008
  24 k gold plated sterling silver and Victorian glass buttons
  3.5" x 3.5" x .5"

  Gift of Oliver and Nancy Goldesberry

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  City of Houston Civic Art Collection, Art at the Airport,
  George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX  
  Edward Lane McCartney, born 1964
  "Viral Load < 48 Copies / mL"
  2010
  Aluminum, Nickle Plated Steel, 24k Gold on Steel, Stainless Steel
  5" - 8" Dia. each, varies
  

  
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Rice University, The Shepherd School of Music
Opening Celebration of the Brockman Hall for Opera Morrison Theater, Houston, TX
Edward Lane McCartney, born 1964
Commission of Custom Jewelry for Honorees, Rice University President, David Leebron, and Y. Ping Sun 
and Robert Yekovich, Outgoing Dean, Shepherd School of Music and Incoming Rice University President, Reginald DesRoches.
2022
Silver, with Wood and Ceramic Tile Construction Materials of Brockman Hall