Colorful, spotted fish pin by Herold Balazs, c. 1950s; brown and yellow enamels on copper; about 2" x 3-1/4"; signed: "BALAZS;" a little wear on the edge of one fin, some crazing and one fine crack where the fin meets the head, otherwise good condition with no enamel loss.

Harold Balazs (b. 1928) is a Mead, Washington sculptor and enamellist.   He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Washington State University in 1951 and has worked in many different media throughout his career including sculpture, jewelry, furniture, toys, etc.  He is a well-known enamellist whose work is scheduled to be shown in a monograph about his life's work, published by the University of Washington Press. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Balazs )

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