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Mark Baldridge

Retired professor of jewelry/metalsmithing, Longwood University (Farmville, VA); retired 2014 after 42 years. Now an independent designer/goldsmith ("architectural jewelry") via Mark Baldridge Design.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Longwood College — since 1972

Born
1946, Lyons, New York

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Mark Baldridge

Current role
Retired professor of jewelry/metalsmithing, Longwood University (Farmville, VA); retired 2014 after 42 years. Now an independent designer/goldsmith ("architectural jewelry") via Mark Baldridge Design.

Status
Retired

Link
www.markbaldridgedesign.com/

Training

Undergraduate	State University College at Buffalouniversity art department · 1964 to 1968 BS
Graduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1968 to 1970 MFA · instructor: Richard Thomas

Lineage

Taught at

Longwood College · 1972 to presentMonterey Peninsula College · 1972 to present

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Sources

https://www.longwood.edu/news/2014/longwood-honors-five-retiring-faculty-members/https://www.markbaldridgedesign.com/mark-baldridge-design-about-the-artist https://www.markbaldridgedesign.com/http://blogs.longwood.edu/ccfnn/2017/05/12/mark-baldridge-designs-featured-in-american-craft-magazine/

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

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