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Hans Christensen

Master silversmith/metalsmith and educator; held the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professorship in Contemporary Crafts at the School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he taught for ~29 years until his death in 1983.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1924, Copenhagen, Denmark

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Hans Christensen

Current role
Master silversmith/metalsmith and educator; held the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professorship in Contemporary Crafts at the School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he taught for ~29 years until his death in 1983.

Status
Deceased

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christensen_(silversmith)

Training

Undergraduate

The School of Arts and Crafts · 1939 to 1944

Lineage

Taught at

Rochester Institute of Technology · 1954 to 1983

Taught (in this directory)

Bernard BernsteinChuck EvansDavid PimentelHiroko M. StrepponeJoe Reyes ApodacaLynda WatsonMary Lee HuMayela Cardenas SurilloOlaf SkoogforsSharon Church McNabb

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christensen_(silversmith)https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/hans-christensen-papers-7413/biographical-note https://www.rit.edu/artoncampus/hans-christensen https://www.silversmithing.com/1hans2.htm https://archivesspace.rit.edu/repositories/2/resources/54

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

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