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Harry Bertoia

Sculptor, furniture/jewelry designer; taught painting and metalworking at Cranbrook Academy of Art (1937-1943). A founder of the American studio jewelry movement.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1915, San Lorenzo, Italy

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Harry Bertoia

Current role
Sculptor, furniture/jewelry designer; taught painting and metalworking at Cranbrook Academy of Art (1937-1943). A founder of the American studio jewelry movement.

Status
Deceased

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bertoia

Training

Undergraduate

Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1937 to 1939

Lineage

Taught at

Cranbrook Academy of Art · 1939 to 1943Guilded Lynx · 1939 to 1943

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bertoia https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harry-Bertoia https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/tag/harry-bertoia/https://www.ganoksin.com/article/metalwork-jewelry-harry-bertoia/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/harry-bertoia-papers-8885

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