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Arthur Pulos

Professor and chairman of the Department of Design, Syracuse University (1955–1982, retired); founder/president of Pulos Design Associates (1958–1988); silversmith, industrial designer, and design historian.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1917, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Arthur Pulos

Current role
Professor and chairman of the Department of Design, Syracuse University (1955–1982, retired); founder/president of Pulos Design Associates (1958–1988); silversmith, industrial designer, and design historian.

Status
Deceased

Link
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55219659

Training

Undergraduate	Carnegie Institute of Technology · ? to 1939 BA
Graduate	University of Oregonuniversity art department · 1939 to 1943 MFA

Lineage

Taught at

Boca Raton Museum of Art · 1946 to 1955Contemporary Craft · 1939 to 1941Syracuse University · 1955 to 1982University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · 1946 to 1955University of Oregon · 1939 to 1941

Taught (in this directory)

Arline M. FischJohn Marshall

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Sources

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55219659 https://library.syracuse.edu/digital/guides/p/pulos_aj.htm https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/arthur-j-pulos-papers-8843 https://encyclopedia.design/2021/12/07/arthur-pulos-american-industrial-designer/https://royalcommission1851.org/arthur-pulos https://www.moma.org/artists/4753-arthur-pulos

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