Academic Metals Directory · entry

L. Brent Kington

Professor of Art (Metalsmithing/Blacksmithing), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1961–1997 (retired); founding first president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), 1969

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1934, Topeka, Kansas

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
L. Brent Kington

Current role
Professor of Art (Metalsmithing/Blacksmithing), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1961–1997 (retired); founding first president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), 1969

Status
Deceased

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Brent_Kington

Training

Undergraduate	University of Kansasuniversity art department · ? to 1957 BFA · instructor: Carlyle Smith
Graduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · ? to 1959 MFA · instructor: Richard Thomas

Lineage

Taught at

Southern Illinois University · 1961 to 1997Southern Illinois University Carbondale · 1961 to 1997

Taught (in this directory)

Elliot PujolHarlan ButtMary Lee HuMichael WartgowRachelle ThiewesTimothy M. GlotzbachTom Mccarthy

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Brent_Kington https://snagmetalsmith.org/2011/06/2011-snag-lifetime-achievement-award-l-brent-kington/https://www.meredithfh.com/obituaries/l-brent-kington https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184303423/l.-brent-kington https://www.metalmuseum.org/post/inside-the-collection-l-brent-kington https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-l-brent-kington-13103

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