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Carlyle H. Smith

Founder and longtime head of the jewelry & silversmithing program, Department of Design, University of Kansas (1947–1977); retired 1977 (deceased 2004)
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
August 4th, 1912, Torrington, Connecticut

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Carlyle H. Smith

Current role
Founder and longtime head of the jewelry & silversmithing program, Department of Design, University of Kansas (1947–1977); retired 1977 (deceased 2004)

Status
Deceased

Link
americanart.si.edu/artist/carlyle-h-smith-4491

Training

UndergraduateRhode Island School of Designart & design college · 1928 to 1931
? · instructor: Antonio Cirono
GraduateUniversity of Kansasuniversity art department · 1947
MFA
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Sources

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/carlyle-h-smith-4491http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2004/nov/13/pioneer_silversmith_left/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-carlyle-h-smith-13056https://artjewelryforum.org/schools/university-of-kansas/

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

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