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Mary Ann Scherr

Designer, metalsmith, jeweler, and educator; in her last decades taught at Duke University, Meredith College, and NC State (College of Design / Crafts Center) in the Raleigh, NC area (from 1989 until her death in 2016).

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Duke University — since 1989

Born
between 1900 and 2000, Akron, Ohio

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Mary Ann Scherr

Current role
Designer, metalsmith, jeweler, and educator; in her last decades taught at Duke University, Meredith College, and NC State (College of Design / Crafts Center) in the Raleigh, NC area (from 1989 until her death in 2016).

Status
Deceased

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Scherr

Training

Undergraduate	Cleveland Institute of Artart & design college · 1941 to 1944 · instructor: Kenneth Bates
Undergraduate	University of Akron · 1941 none · instructor: Julious Fasach
Graduate	Kent State Universityuniversity art department · 1960 to 1976 Equivilent Master's Degree to permit continued teaching basic design, metals and graphics

Lineage

Taught at

Alberta University of the Arts · 1969 to 1972Kent State University · 1960 to 1976McMurry University · 1960 to 1976Parsons School of Design · 1978 to 1988The University of Akron · 1969 to 1972

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Scherr https://snagmetalsmith.org/2016/03/in-remembrance-mary-ann-scherr/https://news.ncsu.edu/2016/03/scherr-obituary/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/mary-ann-scherr-obituary?id=22296051 https://gregg.arts.ncsu.edu/exhibitions/all-is-possible/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-mary-ann-scherr-12648

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