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Bob Winston

Influential mid-century jeweler/sculptor; taught jewelry/metalsmithing at California College of Arts and Crafts for ~17 years (from 1942); founding member of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco. Last active in Scottsdale, AZ.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1915, Long Beach, California

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Bob Winston

Current role
Influential mid-century jeweler/sculptor; taught jewelry/metalsmithing at California College of Arts and Crafts for ~17 years (from 1942); founding member of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco. Last active in Scottsdale, AZ.

Status
Deceased

Link
americanart.si.edu/artist/bob-winston-27912

Training

Undergraduate	University of California - Berkeley · 1936 to 1940 BA
Graduate	University of California - Berkeley · 1940 to 1944 MA

Lineage

Taught at

Baltimore Jewelry Center · 1964 to 1968California College of Arts and Crafts · 1942 to 1956University of Arizona · 1964 to 1968

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Sources

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/bob-winston-27912 https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-bob-winston-12194 https://www.metalartsguildsf.org/member-of-the-month-archive/member-of-the-month-2021/https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97070501

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

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