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Fred Woell

Independent studio metalsmith / artist (Deer Isle, Maine); formerly taught at Boston University, Swain School of Design, SUNY New Paltz, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
last checked 2026-05-30

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1934, Evergreen Park, Illinois

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Fred Woell

Current role
Independent studio metalsmith / artist (Deer Isle, Maine); formerly taught at Boston University, Swain School of Design, SUNY New Paltz, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Status
Deceased

Link
www.jordanfernald.com/memorials/j-woell/2335707/obituary.php

Training

UndergraduateUniversity of Illinois - Urbana · 1955 to 1956
none
UndergraduateUniversity of Illinois - Urbana · 1958 to 1960
BA · instructor: Robert Von Neumann
GraduateUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison · 1960 to 1962
· instructor: Arthur Viertahler
GraduateCranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1969 to ?
· instructor: Richard Thomas

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fred_Woellhttps://www.jordanfernald.com/memorials/Woell-J/2335707/obituary.phphttps://snagmetalsmith.org/2015/04/in-memoriam-j-fred-woell/https://www.metalmuseum.org/post/2018/04/19/inside-the-collection-j-fred-woellhttps://americanart.si.edu/artist/j-fred-woell-5848

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

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