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Bruce Metcalf

Independent art jeweler, critic, and craft historian based in Philadelphia (formerly Senior Lecturer/part-time at the University of the Arts, which closed June 2024); previously taught at Kent State University 1981–1991

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
The University of the Arts -part time — since 1994

Born
1949, Amherst, Massachusetts

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Bruce Metcalf

Current role
Independent art jeweler, critic, and craft historian based in Philadelphia (formerly Senior Lecturer/part-time at the University of the Arts, which closed June 2024); previously taught at Kent State University 1981–1991

Status
Active

Link
www.brucemetcalf.com/

Training

Undergraduate	Syracuse Universityuniversity art department · 1967 to 1972 BFA · instructor: Michael Jerry
Undergraduate	State University of New York - New Paltz · 1973 to 1974 · instructor: Claudia Kuehnl (graduate student)
Graduate	Tyler School of Art - Temple University · 1975 to 1977 MFA · instructor: Stanley Lechtzin
Graduate	Montana State Universityuniversity art department · 1972 to 1973 none · instructor: Richard Helzer

Lineage

Taught at

Colorado State University · 1977 to 1978GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · 1977 to 1978Kent State University · 1981 to 1991Massachusetts College of Art · 1979 to 1980McMurry University · 1981 to 1991Mt. Hood Community College · 1979 to 1980

Taught (in this directory)

Joe WoodKeith A. LewisRobin Kraft

Students drawn from who lists this person as an instructor; institutions from faculty records. See the full lineage timeline →

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Metcalf https://www.brucemetcalf.com/https://www.brucemetcalf.com/personal-history https://americanart.si.edu/artist/bruce-metcalf-7115 https://artjewelryforum.org/articles/have-you-heard_august-part-1_8-5-2024/https://whyy.org/articles/university-of-the-arts-closing-philadelphia/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/bruce-metcalf-obituary?id=57678684

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

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