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MERRY RENK constructing a wedding crown in her San Francisco studio, 1969. Todd Bryant Photography. WEDDING CROWN of fourteen karat gold
sheet and cultured pearls, 1968. Joseph Del Valle Photography. This wedding crown was included in the "OBJECTS: USA" catalog and featured in
the accompanying exhibition that began its tour nationally in 1969 and traveled extensively throughout the nation for ten years.