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Martin Streich

Jewelry/Metal Arts faculty member at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts); led CCAC's experimental El Molino campus in Erongarícuaro, Mexico, in 1968, where he lived and taught alongside students.
last checked 2026-06-04

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
California College of Arts and Crafts renamed / merged — since 1959

Born
1926, San Francisco, California

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Martin Streich

Current role
Jewelry/Metal Arts faculty member at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts); led CCAC's experimental El Molino campus in Erongarícuaro, Mexico, in 1968, where he lived and taught alongside students.

Institution
California College of Arts and Crafts renamed / merged

Link
libraries.cca.edu/exhibitions/50-years-ago/

Training

UndergraduateSan Francisco State Universityuniversity art department · ? to ?
BA
GraduateCalifornia College of Arts and Craftsuniversity art department · ? to ?
none · instructor: Evan Nayes

Lineage

Taught at
California College of Arts and Crafts · 1959 to present

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Sources

https://libraries.cca.edu/exhibitions/50-years-ago/https://snagmetalsmith.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reflection_100_Booklet_by_Jack_da_Silva.pdf

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

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