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American Metal Work, 1976

Norman Geske Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska- Lincoln

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This catalog is dedicated to the achievement of Olaf Skoogfors, 1930-1975. 000111000 SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY AND GARDEN 12th and R Street University of Nebraska-lincoln,68588-0300

For the Docent Program

From the Library of Jane T. Anderson Director of Education 1966-1983 Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery

OLAF SKOOGFORS plated and ivoI)' 8-1/4" long Am~ricQn MftQI Wor~, 1976

July 12-August 31, 1976 Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska FOREWORD

The present exhibition is part of a collaboration with the materials and techniques of the art. Far from being confined University's Department of Art and the Summer Session which within the traditional definitions of use, the work of these has as its principal purpose to provide an occasion which can artists can be seen as demonstrations of the free imagination serve as stimulus to the art of the metal craftsman in Nebraska at work, creations in the realms of fantasy and satire, as and the region. The opportunity to participate in a workshop sculpture and even theatre. under the direction of Elliott Pujol is combined with an opportunity to see and study the work of some of the country's We are pleased to acknowledge the readiness of the artists to outstanding artists in the medium. contribute their work, the special assistance in planning given by Elliott Pujol and the enthusiastic cooperation of Dan Howard, It is also an appropriate occasion to exhibit the Gallery's own Chairman of our Department of Art. During the period of collection which has been enlarged within the past year with organization, we were dismayed at the news of the death of purchases made possible by a grant from the Charles Olaf Skoogfors and we are pleased to dedicate this catalogue Merrill Trust. to his achievement. Thanks, too, to Jon Nelson and George Meininger for installation and catalogue, to Kaz Tada for For the public as well as for students, it is an exciting photographs and to the other members of the Gallery staff for excursion into the creative possibilities inherent in the traditions, their indispensable contributions.

Norman A. Geske Director INTRODUCTION

As the pieces for the current exhibition arrived two facts From pre-historic times man has manufactured ceremonial became apparent, the prevalence of plastic and the predominance objects and worn ceremonial ornaments: , rings, belts of objects in large scale. The jewelry section of the Art Deco and neckpieces. These things were made from precious exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts demonstrated materials and were generally larger than objects of everyday that metalcraftsmen of the period free to combine plastic use. The use of ritual objects made the bearer appear larger with and gold. In the 1920's and 30's the material than life and added grandeur to his gestures and movements was a miracle of modern science; since then, with its appearance as he received emissaries from neighboring tribes or practiced on or in practically every factory produced item, it has fallen religious rituals. Kingship has practically disappeared, but in esteem and become synonymous with anything synthetic, some of the trappings remain in the form of jewelry and spurious or sleazy. However, in the late 1960's its fortunes vessels which are still used for very special secular and reascended primarily due to the efforts of Italian industrial religious events. 's HAT looks as designers who designed items specifically to be made in though it were made for a Byzantine princess, but it might be plastic. These sleek, elegant products, in contrast to earlier worn today as part of a bridal costume or an evening dress. ones where the material was made to imitate wood, metal, Certain modern events do have a ritual that calls for exceptional ceramic, textile and glass, reestablished plastic as a material objects like the HAT, because people need to add to their worthy of consideration on a purely aesthetic basis. It is physical importance, to help them stand out from the crowd. material that can be cast, carved, cut into or used as Therefore, these large objects do have a function. a coating over other materials. Also, it is soft and easily scratched and from this point of view it can be regarded as There is one other aspect of the exhibition which deserves precious if one wished to add delicacy to rarity in a definition more than casual mention. That is the number of items that of precious. So, it is not too unusual that it is included in so are best described as quasi utilitarian. These objects look many contemporary pieces, some of which contain more plastic functional, but they would be almost impossible to use. Fred than gold. Robert Natalini's PIN is a fine example. The gold Woell's HOW THE WEST WAS WON box has an overall height portion is confined to a finned element at the bottom; the of 3", but most of it is handle, the box itself might hold two main part of the piece, composed of translucent, clear and aspirin tablets. Such pieces are not meant to be truly functionaL colored plastic pieces is fused together in a manner reminiscent The impetus that creates them is wit and whimsey. They are of a Venetian trading bead. There are also moving parts, three conceits reminiscent of certain 18th century porcelains rolling discs, about 1/4" in diameter, containing a small insect, and bibelots. an almost microscopic starfish and a seashell, the size of a new born baby's fingernaiL The precision with which the elements Overall the exhibition has a consistently high level of quality are made and assembled, their small size and delicate color in execution and design regardless of material or purpose. combine to make a precious object in spite of the materiaL Also, it demonstrates that the contemporary craftsman is not This is not to say that all the objects contain plastic, because traditional bound; he lets his imagination have free rein; he there are many constructed in traditional castings and is restrained only by his individual technical ability. Gustav fabricating techniques using the precious metals and gem Stickley's craftsman's motto, "As I can," remains true. stones, that have been used since pre-historic times, but clearly plastic has arrived. IN 4

DOROTHY BENRIMO Birth: Valparaiso, Chile Education: College of Fine Arts, Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, BA., Alfred University, Alfred, NY Awards: Research Fellowship, Louis C. Tiffany Foundation Public Collections: Museum of New Mexico, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Taos, New Mexico * 1. NECKLACE, 1952 silver 3. CROSS 10" long stoneware, silver and coral beads F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln lent by Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Hensley, Taos, NM 2. PENDANT, 1970 4. CROSS, 1963 silver and pre-Columbian beads silver and wood 16-3/ 4" long 5-1 / 2" long lent by Miss Peggy Williamson, Taos, NM lent by E. J. Scroggins 5

HARLAN BUTT Birth: Princeton, New Jersey Education: Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA, B.F.A., 1972 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, M.F A., 1974 Residence: San Diego, California * 1. HAWK BOX, 1975 steel, and hawk skull 6-1/2" diameter 2. SNAKE PIN, 1975 silver, , jade and blacksnake skull 5-1/4" high 3. VISION RATTLE, 1976 , hawk's foot and feather 8-1/2" high 6

ELEANOR CALDWELL Education: Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, B.S., 1948 , New York, NY, M.A., 1954, Ed.D., 1959 Public Collections: Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO Colorado Women's College, Denver, CO Fort Hays Kansas State College, Hays, KS Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: DeKalb, Illinois * 1. EXECUTIVE TOY BOX nu-gold and silver 3. MEMBERS OF THE BORED 5-3/4" high silver, plexiglass, ceramic University Collection, gift of Charles Merrill Trust 3-3/4" high 2. EXECUTIVE TOY PUZZLE BOX WITH PUZZLE 4. BISHOPS CROSS silver and silver and gold 6" high 5" high 7

CHUNGHI CHOO Education: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F.A. Residence: Iowa City, Iowa * 1. PIN silverplated copper and 5-1 / 4" wide 8

JIM COTIER Residence: Vail, Colorado 1. BISON-TENNIAL SPOON WITH OXTAIL HANDLE bronze 9" long * 2. COVERED WAGON BOX WITH DIRECTIONS bronze and silver 2-1 / 2" high 3. I'D RATHER TAKE A WHOOPIN THAN MEND FENCE bronze, copper and rope 5-1 / 2" high 9

LANE COULTER Birth: Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1944 Education: University of Illinois, Champaign, Il, B.F.A. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, M.F.A. Residence: Norman, Oklahoma 1. SIX SPOONS AND ONE FORK silver, brass and bronze 6" average long * 2. NO PUN INTENDED (2 pins), 1975 silver, copper and patinas 2-1 / 8" wide & 1-3/ 4" wide 3. FENCED LANDSCAPE silver, brass, bronze, copper 5-1 / 2" high 10

ROBERT EBENDORF Birth: Topeka, Kansas, 1938 Education: , B.A., M.A. University of Oslo, Norway 1. PIN State School for Applied Arts and Crafts, Oslo, Norway silver, gold and plexiglas Awards: National Endowment for the Arts Award 2-3/ 4" wide Louis Comfort Tiffany Award 2. PIN Fulbright Grant copper, plexiglas and gold Public Collections: Clemson University, Clemson, SC 3-3/ 4" long Illinois University, Normal, lL * 3. THREE WHEEL WONDER Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC copper, silver and brass Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN 8-1 / 2" long Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA 4. NECKLACE University of Western Illinois, Macomb, lL silver and plastiC Residence: Highland, New York 7" diameter 11

ALMA EIKERMAN Birth: Pratt, Kansas Education: Kansas State College, Emporia, KS, B.S. Columbia University, New York, NY, M.S., 1942 Awards: Distinguished Professor, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN, 1976 Public Collections: - Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Bloomington, Indiana 5. PENDANT silver and HAMMERED COLLAR FORM 3. BELT * 1. 13-3/ 4" long silver silver 5-1 / 2" high 12" diameter 6. NECKLACE F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 4. RINGLET COLLAR silver and 9-1 / 2" long * 2. HAMMERED FORM silver and silver 6-1 / 4" diameter 7. COVERED DISH 3" high silver F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 5-1 / 4" high 12

CHUCK EVANS Birth: 1940 Education: School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY, AA.S., B.F.A., M.F.A. Awards: Award New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY, 1970, 1971 , 1972 Award New York State Craft Fair, Ithaca, NY, 1971 Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Bowling Green, Ohio 1. PENDANT 3. PENDANT copper, silver, delrin, nickle silver and bronze silver, brass, shell cameo and 13" long 13" long * 2. PENDANT 4. LADLE silver, brass and moonstone silver 14" long University Collection, gift of Charles Merrill Trust 13

FRED FENSTER Birth: New York, New York, 1934 Education: The City College of New York, New York, NY, B.S., 1956 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F A., 1960 * 1. CHALICE Public Collections: Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI and brass Institute of Art, Detroit, MI 8-3/ 4" high Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN 2. LIP POT State University of New York, Platteburgh, NY pewter and brass State University of Illinois, Normal, IL 5" high State University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI 3. PITCHER WITH TWO CUPS Objects U.SA. Johnson Wax Collection, Racine, WI pewter Residence: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin pitcher, 14" high [, cups, 3" and 2-1 / 4" high 14

ARLINE FISCH Birth: Brooklyn, New York, 1931 Education: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, B.S., 1952 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, M.A., 1954 1. NECKLACE School of Arts and Crafts, , Denmark silver School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY 11 " diameter Awards: Fulbright Grant for Study in Denmark, 1956 and 1966 * 2. HAT, "Flavor of the East" Craftsman's Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, 1974 silver Residence: San Diego, California 6-1 / 2" diameter 15

NILDA GETTY Residence: Fort Collins, Colorado * 1. TREE AT MY WINDOW, 1976 silver, moonstone and lapiz lazuli 15" long 2. LES DIABOUQUES, 1975 silver, enamel and J 15-1 / 4" long 3. FENG-HUANG, 1974 silver, carnelian and enamel 22-1 / 4" long 16

HUMPHREY GILBERT Birth: 1943 Education: Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire, WI, B.A., 1965 Stout State University, Menomonie, WI University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, M.F.A., 1970 Awards: Merit Award, Craft Commitment, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, 1970 Merit Award, Southern Tier Arts and Crafts Show, Corning Glass Center, Corning, NY, 1971 Award, 36th Annual Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, 1971 Award, INTER-D 2, McAllen International Museum, McAllen, TX, 1971 First Prize in Metal, 37th National Art Exhibition, Cooperstown, NY, 1972 Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Menomonie, Wisconsin 1. COFFEE POT 2. CHALICE * 3. COFFEE POT silver plated copper silver and copper silver 7-1 / 2" high 8-1 / 2" high 9-1 / 2" high F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 17

ROBERT GRIFFITH Birth: Pennsylvania, 1950 Education: Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, B.A. , 1972 Awards: Honorable Mention, Lake Superior Biennial International Crafts Exhibition, Duluth, MN, 1975 Purchase Award, ABANA Conference Exhibition, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, 1975 Purchase Award, Craft Multiples, , Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1975 Purchase Award, Illinois Craftsmen 1975, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL Public Collections: Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL Residence: DeSoto, Illinois * 1. DAMASCUS HAND MIRROR 2. COWBOY WEATHER VANE 3. WEATHER VANE , steel, and velvet steel steel 8" long 32-3/ 4" high 40-3/ 4" high 18

MARY HU Birth: Lakewood, Ohio, 1943 Education: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, B.F.A., 1965 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, M.F.A., 1967 Awards: First Prize, Baycrafters Juried Art Show, Bay Village, OH, 1965 Judges Award, Marietta College Crafts National, Marietta, OH, 1974 Best in Show, Best in Metals, Outstanding Craftsman of the North Central Region, Purchase Award, Beaux Arts Designer/ Craftsman '75, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH, 1975 Public Collections: Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH Residence: Olmsted Falls, Ohio 1. NECKPIECE NO. 15, 1974 * 2. BASKET NO. 6, 1976 silver and copper silver 16" long 5-1 / 2" long 19

DAVID WILLIAM KEENS Birth: Ventura, California, 1949 Education: California State University, Long Beach, CA, B.A., 1972 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, M.F.A., 1974 Awards: Purchase Award, Marietta College Crafts National '76, Marietta, OH, 1976 Public Collections: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Marietta College Museum, Marietta, OH Residence: Arlington, Texas 1. NO.3, 1975 * 2. BROOCH NO.3, 1976 3. WOUNDED STICK PIN NO. 1, 1975 silver, brass, acrylic and delrin silver, brass, acrylic and aluminum silver, brass, polyester and aluminum 8-1 / 2" long 9" long 8-1 / 2" long 20

BRENT KINGTON Birth: Topeka, Kansas, 1934 Education: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, B.F.A., 1957 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.FA, 1961 Public Collections: Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Residence: Carbondale, Illinois * 1. WEATHERVANE 2. WEATHERVANE 3. WEATHERVANE steel, plastic and brass iron and plastic iron 51" wide 50-1/2" long 43- 1/2" long 21

MARY KRETSINGER Birth: Emporia, Kansas, 1915 Education: University of Iowa, Iowa City, lA, B.A., M.A. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Public Collections: Rochester Memorial Gallery, Rochester, NY 's Hall, London, England Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY Catholic Chapel, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Emporia, Kansas 1. BOX * 2. BOX silver, gold and enamel silver and enamel 2-1 / 4" wide 1-1 / 2" high lent by Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 22

FREDERICK LAURITZEN Birth: Detroit, , 1921 Education: Wayne University, Detroit, MI Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, B.FA., M.F.A. School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY Awards: Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, 1960 First Prize for Crafts, Tri-State Exhibition, Evansville, IN First Prize for Metal, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA, 1964 First Prize for Hollowware, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA, 1965 Public Collections: Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA Cranbrook Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI Yvonne Green Thiel Collection, Oakland, CA Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Northridge, California 1. BOTTLE 3. BOTTLE brass with copper plate, stones and silver copper, silver and gold leaf 15" high 12" high 2. CONTAINER * 4. COVERED BOWL silver, copper and gold leaf silver, ebony and rosewood 7" high 7-1/4" high F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 23

STANLEY LECHTZIN Birth: Detroit, Michigan, 1936 Education: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, B.F.A., 1960 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F.A., 1962 Awards: Founders Society Prize, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI, 1966 Excellence of Design Award, International Exhibition of Design in , National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada, 1960 Public Collections: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL The Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Illinois State University, Normal, IL Goldsmith's Hall, London, England Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * 1. CAMEO BROOCH NO. 56 D 2. acrylic, silver and silvergilt gold and niello 6-1/2" wide 7/ 8" diameter F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 24

MARCIA LEWIS Birth: Washington, DC, 1946 Education: State University of California, San Diego, CA, B.A., 1968 California University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, M.A., 1971 Awards: Sterling Silversmiths Design Competition, 1969 George C. Marshall Memorial Fellow, 1972-73 Residence: Whitewater, Wisconsin 1. BIG BIRD * 2. PYTHON PURSE 3. NECKLACE silver and leather brass, mirrored plexiglas, python skin and masonite silver 38" long 17" long 7-1/ 2" diameter 25

CHARLES LOLOMA Birth: Hotevilla, Third Mesa, Arizona, 1921 Education: Phoenix Indian School, 1940 Alfred University, Alfred, NY Awards: First Prize, Scottsdale National Indians Arts Exhibition, 7 years straight in the 60's Public Collections: Objects U.S.A., Johnson's Wax Co., Racine, WI Residence: Hotevilla, Third Mesa, Arizona 1. RING * 2. BRACELET gold, turquoise, lapis-lazuli gold, lapis-lazuli, turquoise, walnut, , ivory, petrified 2" long wood, Catlinite 3-1 / 2" diameter 26

JAN LOYD Birth: 1950 Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, B.A., 1972, M.F.A., 1974 Awards: Honorable Mention, Mid States Crafts Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN, 1972 Strassel Company Merit Award, Third Regional Craft Biennial, J . B. Speed Art Museum, Anchorage, KY Public Collections: Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Residence: Carbondale, Illinois * 1. ENTOMOLOGY PIN NO. 1 glass, pyralite, ivory, copper, green , peacock feather and insect 4. ENTOMOLOGY PIN NO.4 2-1 / 4" wide copper, , mother of pearl, glass, feather and insect 2. ENTOMOLOGY PIN NO.2 2-1 / 4" wide plastic, ebony, glass, satin, gold plated copper and insect 5. ENTOMOLOGY PIN NO.8 2-3/ 4" wide silver, copper, glass, padouk and insect 3. ENTOMOLOGY PIN NO. 3 2-1 / 2" long copper, brass, padouk, glass, feather and insect 2-1 / 4" wide 27

JANET MADDOX-FRERICHS Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, 1931 Education: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, B.F.A., 1954 University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN, M.F.A., 1960 Awards: Jury Commendation, Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Paintings and Prints, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1954 Best in Media Award, Massachusetts Association of Craftsmen Annual Exhibition, Boston and Worcester, MA, 1962 Residence: Bethesda, Maryland * 1. PENDANT 2. PENDANT 3. nu-gold, feathers and bells nu-gold bronze 10-1 / 2" long 2-3/ 4" long 3-1 / 2" wide 28

RICHARD MAFONG Birth: Tijuana, Mexico, 1942 Education: California State University, San Diego, CA, BA University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN, M.FA Awards: Louisville Craftsmen's Guild Award, J . B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 1966 Handcraft House Prize and Sara Ann Battersby Prize, Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 1967 Purchase Award, Piedmont Crafts Exhibition, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 1968 Purchase Award, Columbus Craft Show, Columbus, GA, 1971 First Prize and Honorable Mention, 22nd National and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS, 1972 Award, Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA, 1972 Best in Show, Gum Tree Arts Festival, Tupelo, MS, 1972 First Prize, Piedmont Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA, 1972 Award, The Artist and Technology Octagon Gallery, Ames, lA, 1973 Public Collections: Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Columbus, GA Residence: Atlanta, Georgia * 1. PIN 2. PIN 3. PIN ivory, silver, , bronze and copper diamonds, , ivory, silver and gold bronze, silver and nickel silver 5-1 / 2" long 3" long 3-3/ 4" long 29

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JOHN MARSHALL Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1936 Education: Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, B.F A., 1965 School of Art, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, M.F.A., 1967 Awards: National Merit Award by the American Craftsmen Council, Craftsmen U.SA. Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY, 1966 Thomas C. Thompson Prize for Enamel, 25th Ceramic National, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, 1968 Decorative Arts Award, Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1970 Second Prize, 22nd National Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS, 1972 Public Collections: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Residence: Seattle, Washington * 1. CHANCELLOR'S BOWL AND LADLE silver 18" diameter lent by Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 30

KURT MATZDORF Education: Oxford University, Oxford, England Slade School of Art, London, England Public Collections: Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Jewish Museum, New York, NY 1. KIDDUSH CUP gold and silver 6" high * 2. CANDY DISH silver 3-3/ 4" diameter 31

RICHARD MAWDSLEY Birth: Wichita, Kansas, 1945 Education: Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, KS, B.S.E., 1967 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, M.F.A., 1969 Awards: Second Prize, National Jewelry Competition, Texas Technological University, Lubbock, TX Purchase Award, Profiles in Jewelry '73, Texas Technological University, TX, 1973 Residence: Normal, Illinois 1. CAMERA PENDANT * 2. JUPITER'S FIG LEAF silver, and silver, gold and 14" long 6-1 / 4" long 32

ED MORGAN Birth: Missouri Education: Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO Residence: Taos, New Mexico * 1. WINDS OF TIME, 1976 silver, gold, and turquoise 4-1 / 4" diameter lent by the Maya Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 33

ELEANOR M01Y Birth: 1945 Education: University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, B.F.A., 1968 Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, M.F.A., 1971 Awards: Craftsman's Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1975 Residence: Madison, Wisconsin * 1. NECKPIECE, 1972 2. CHEVRON BELT, 1974 silver, plexiglas and silver, copper, brass, , synthetic and vinyl 7" diameter 28" long 34

ROBERT NATALINI Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, 1946 Education: Johnstown High School, Johnstown, PA, 1964 Awards: National Endowment for the Arts, Short Term Activities Grant, 1973 Honorable Mention, Traveling Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts of the Americas, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Residence: New York, New York * l. PIN,1974 gold, polyester and native objects 5" long 35

EDWIN NIEMI Birth: 1923 Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, B.S. and M.S. Residence: Normal, \llinois * 1. CHALICE, 1974-75 2. PIN, 1976 silver and gold white and yellow gold niello 8-1 / 2" high 2-1 / 2" wide 36

BARBARA NILAUSEN Birth: 1946 Education: Clarke College, Dubuque, lA, B.A., 1969 School of Arts and Crafts, Copenhagen, Denmark University of Iowa, Iowa City, lA, M.F.A., 1975 Residence: Iowa City, Iowa 1. UNTITLED, 1976 * 2. ELECTRO FORMED HOLLOW FORM, 1975 3. HEADPIECE, 1976 copper, epoxy resin and gold foil copper and epoxy resin silver, epoxy resin and gold foil 7-1 / 2" high 7" high 8" diameter 37

ALBERT PALEY Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1944 Education: Tyler School of Art, B.F A., M.FA., 1969 Awards: Purchase Award, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC First Prize, American Jewelry Today, Scranton, PA, 1967 First Prize and Honorable Mention, Fall River Craft Show, Fall River, MA, 1968 Public Collections: Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Wilmington, DE University of Illinois, Normal, IL Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Residence: Rochester, New York 1. PENDANT #146 * 3. PIN #143,1971 silver, copper, gold, ivory, and moonstone silver, gold, glass, pearl and moonstone 23" long 6" long 2. PIN #140 silver, gold, copper, moonstone and glass 8" long 38

JOHN PRIP Birth: New York, New York, 1922 Education: Copenhagen Technical School, Copenhagen, Denmark Public Collections: , New York, NY Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Rehoboth, Massachusetts * 1. TEA SERVICE, six pieces, 1953 silverplate, manufactured by Reed and Barton Company 8" high University Collection, Sheldon Bequest 39

ELLIOTT PWOl Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, 1943 Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, ll, BA., 1968, M.FA. , 1971 Awards: Merit Award and Purchase Award, Goldsmith's '74, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1974 Public Collections: Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Manhattan, KS * 3. COPPER FORM 1. COPPER FORM 176 2. COPPER FORM 875 copper copper copper 9-1 / 2" high 10" high 14-1 / 2" high University Collection, gift of the Charles Merrill Trust 40

ROGER L. QUIGLEY Birth: New York, New York, 1947 Education: Tyler School of Art, B.F.A., 1974 Rhode Island School of Design, M.F.A., 1976 Awards: First Prize in Jewelry Design Competition by Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmith Guild, Providence, RI , 1975 Residence: Providence, Rhode Island 1. BOWL * 2. BOWL 3. BEAD NECKLACE pewter, brass and copper pewter, brass and copper silver and ostrich shell 4" diameter 9-1 / 2" diameter 20" long 41

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RUTH ROACH Birth: Chisholm, Minnesota, 1913 Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA Awards: Honorable Mention, Third Annual Iowa Artist's Show, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, lA, 1951 First Award, Annual Iowa Artists Show, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, lA, 1958, 1961 , 1963 Third Prize, Jewelry '63, an International Exhibition and Competition, State University College, Plattsburgh, NY First Prize, Mississippi River Craft Show, Brooks Memorial Gallery of Art, Memphis, TN, 1963 Second Prize, Area Competitive Art Show, Charles H. McNider Museum, Mason City, IA 1966 Public Collections: Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY Brooks Memorial Gallery of Art, Memphis, TN Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Naples, Florida 1. FRUIT SALAD, MAN'S POCKET ORNAMENT 3. PENDANT & CHAIN silver silver, gold, chrysacolla with copper, cat's eye, ivory and apatite 3-3/4" long 15-1 / 4" long 2. NECKLACE * 4. PENDANT silver, gold, wedgewood Jasperware medallion gold and garnet 11 -1/ 2" long 7" long F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 42

OLAF SKOOGFORS Birth: Bredsjo, Sweden, 1930; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975 Education: Philadelphia Museum School of Art, Philadelphia, PA School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Awards: Honorable Mention, National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS, 1951 First Prize, Regional Craft Exhibit, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1953 Best in Class, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Craft Exhibit, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA First Prize, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Craft Show, Stroudsberg, PA, 1962 First Prize, Rhode Island Arts Festival, Providence, RI, 1962 Good Design Award, American Jewelry Today, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA, 1965 First Prize, Second Regional Watercolor and Craft Exhibition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1966 Public Collections: Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1. PIN * 2. NECKLACE 3. NECKLACE gold plated silver gold plated silver and ivory gold plated sterling 2-1 / 2" wide 8-1 / 4" long 9-3/ 4" long 43

JANE SLiMON Education: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Kansas State College, Emporia, KS, M.A., 1968 Sorbonne, , France Residence: Emporia, Kansas * 1. HAND ORNAMENT WITH PUTTI, 1974 gold plated brass with opal 3-1 / 2" long 2. CLOUD FORMATION NECKLACE, 1975 silver and brass 11-1 / 2" long 3. BICENTENNIAL BOX, 1975 brass 3-1 / 2" high 44

JOE SPOON Birth: Mattoon, Illinois, 1946 Education: Eastern Illinois, Charleston, IL, B.S., 1968, M.A., 1972 Awards: Purchase Award, Lincoln Crafts Fair, Lincoln, IL Second Place, Oakbrook Plaza Craft Exhibition, Oakbrook, IL, 1974 Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Charleston, Illinois * 1. BRACLET 2. NECKLACE 3. BRACELET gold silver, gold, soda lite silver and carnelian 2-3/ 4" diameter 15" long 7-1 / 2" long University Collection, gift of Charles Merrill Trust 45

ARTHUR V1ERTHALER Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916 Education: Milwaukee State Teachers College, Milwaukee, WI, B.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, M.S. Awards: Wisconsin Designer Craftsmen, Madison Art Association, Madison, WI Mississippi River Exhibition '61, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE * 1. THREE KINGS PENDANT silver and turquoise 1-1 / 2" wide 46

LYNDA WATSON Birth: Orange, California, 1940 Education: California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, B.A., 1966, M.A., 1969 School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY, 1967 Awards: Regional Fine Arts Award, Bank of America, 1958 Public Collections: Objects U.S.A., Johnson's Wax Co., Racine, WI Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Residence: Santa Cruz, California * 1. JU NGLE NECKPIECE 2. CLICK CLACK or JACOB'S LADDER 3. VIOLET FLOWERS NECKPIECE silver and enamel plexiglas, nickle silver and ribbon silver, plexiglas and enamel 14" long 16" long 10" long 47

J. FRED WOELL Birth: Evergreen Park, Illinois, 1934 Education: Park College, Parkville, MO University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, BA, 1956, B.FA, 1960 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, M.S. and M.F A, 1962 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F A, 1969 Awards: Purchase ,\ward, 28th Annual Wisconsin Salon of Art, Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1962 Purchase Award, Jewelry '64, State University College, Plattsburgh, NY, 1964 Honorable Mention, Forty-fifth Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen, Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI, 1965, Cash Prize, 1970 Public Collections: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI New York State University, Plattsburgh, NY University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Bozeman, Montana 1. JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE U.SA, (Spoon Ladle) 3. HOW THE WEST WAS WON, (Box) brass and silver brass 6-1/2" long 3" high 2. THE WINNING, (Pendant) * 4. PATRIOTISM MEDAL, (Pendant) silver and brass bronze, tin, glass and thread 13" long 8-1/2" long University Collection, gift of the Charles Merrill Trust 48

SANDRA ZILKER Birth: Houston, Texas, 1950 Education: University of Houston, Houston, TX, B.F.A., 1967 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F.A., 1974 Residence: Houston, Texas 1. NECK HALO WITH ALBI NO WORMS silver and plastic 11" diameter * 2. LONGEST LONGHORN'S SECOND COUSIN silver, moonstone, pearl, coral and plexiglas 11-1/2" diameter 49

LOUIS ZIRKLE Birth: 1932 Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, B.S., 1957, M.F.A., 1959 Awards: Best in Show, Fine Arts Festival Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1960 Two Honorable Mentions, Mississippi River Craft Show, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN, 1961 Bronze Medal, Young Americans, Contemporary Crafts Museum, New York, NY, 1962 First Prize, Iowa Crafts, Charles H. Mac Nider Museum, Mason City, lA, 1969, 1971 , 1972 Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Blanden Art Gallery, Fort Dodge, IA Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA Residence: Grinnell, Iowa 1. WINE CUP, 1972 2. GOBLET, 1973 * 3. COVERED CO NTAI NER silver and limestone silver, rosewood and gold silver and rosewood 4-3/ 4" high 6-1 / 4" high 5-11 / 16" high F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, I' 50

MERLE ZIRKLE Birth: 1934 Education: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, B.A., 1957 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, M.F.A., 1959 Awards: First Prize for Jewelry, 16th National Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS, 1961 Merit Award, Religious Art Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 1966 First Prize for Metal, Iowa Crafts, Charles H. Mac Nider Museum, Mason City, lA, 1970 Public Collections: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Residence: Grinnell, Iowa 1. INDIAN BEAD NECKLACE, 1975 3. BRACELET, 1970 silver, gold, ebony, ceramic and plexiglas silver and gold 15" long 3" diameter lent by D. A. Reynolds * 4. CLUSTER PENDANT NO.3 2. NAJA NECKLACE, 1976 silver, plexiglas, tiger eye and gold bronze, silver, agate, ceramic and coffee tree beans 3" long 18-1 / 2" long F. M. Hall Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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