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Alan Revere

Retired founder/director of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts (San Francisco), which he ran 1979-2017; now a goldsmith/educator who consults with GIA and leads the "Let's Make Professional Jewelry" online community.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts — since 1979

Born
1947, New York, New York

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Alan Revere

Current role
Retired founder/director of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts (San Francisco), which he ran 1979-2017; now a goldsmith/educator who consults with GIA and leads the "Let's Make Professional Jewelry" online community.

Status
Retired

Link
www.alanrevere.com/about-alan

Training

Undergraduate	University of Virginia · 1965 to 1969 BA · instructor: Tom Hagen (sculpture)
Graduate	Instituto Allendeart & design college · 1970 to 1972 MFA · instructor: Enrique Lopez
Graduate	Fachhochschul fur Gestaltung · 1972 to 1974 none · instructor: Reinhold Reiling

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Sources

https://www.alanrevere.com/about-alan https://www.alanrevere.com/revere-academy https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/3895-revere-academy-to-close https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/revere-academy-close/https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/11532-gia-has-enlisted-alan-revere-to-revamp-the-graduate-jeweler-program

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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