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Kenneth Bates

Longtime faculty member (1927–1970, ~43 years) at the Cleveland School / Cleveland Institute of Art; enamelist, honored as "Dean of American Enamelists" by the National Society of Enamelists (1987). Now deceased.
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1904, North Scituate, Massachusetts

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Kenneth Bates

Current role
Longtime faculty member (1927–1970, ~43 years) at the Cleveland School / Cleveland Institute of Art; enamelist, honored as "Dean of American Enamelists" by the National Society of Enamelists (1987). Now deceased.

Status
Deceased

Link
case.edu/ech/articles/b/bates-kenneth-f

Training

UndergraduateMassachusetts School of Art · ? to 1926
BS

Lineage

Taught at
Cleveland Institute of Art · 1927 to 1968Fuller Craft Museum · 1927 to 1968
Taught (in this directory)
Mary Ann Scherr

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Sources

https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bates-kenneth-fhttps://www.enamelarts.org/kenneth-f-bates/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/kenneth-francis-bates-papers-5875https://clevelandartsprize.org/artists/kenneth-bates/

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

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