Bruce Metcalf Explained

Bruce Metcalf (born September 30, 1949 in Amherst, Massachusetts) is an American artist who uses different materials including wood, metal, and plexiglass for his works.^[1]

Education

He received his B.F.A. in Crafts/Metalsmithing in 1972 at Syracuse University. He also majored in Architecture at Syracuse from 1968-1970. From 1972-73 he attended Montana State University and from 1973-74 attended State University of New York at New Paltz. In 1977, he received his Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

Grants, fellowships and awards

• Artist’s Project Grant, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, 2002
• Pew Fellowship in the Arts, 1996 ^[2]

Writings

• Crafts New Borderland: A Grass Roots Movement of Handcraft is Taking Hold^[3]

References

• U. Ilse Neumann, American Studio Jewelry Movement - Créateurs de bijoux américains du XXème siècle, in "Bijou, Objet, Corps. In-corporer", L'Harmattan, 2008,

External links

• Artist's website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruce Metcalf. Smithsonian American Art Museum. en-US. 2019-09-29.
2. Web site: Bruce Metcalf . 30 November 2016 .
3. Metcalf, Bruce. Craft’s New Borderland. “Metalsmith,” vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2010