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Parsons School of Design

art & design college · Merged / renamed

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

What happened
The dedicated metals/jewelry degree program did not survive. Mary Ann Scherr chaired the Crafts Department (renamed Department of Clay, Metal, Glass and Textiles c.1980) from roughly 1979/1980 to 1989; William Harper was a 1979 visiting professor and Pamela Lins taught 1986–1991. The department transitioned out sometime after the early 1990s. Today the discipline persists only as shop facilities (Making Center E4 / Non-Ferrous-Jewelry shops), an elective studio course, and non-credit continuing-education classes.

Link
www.newschool.edu/parsons/program-finder/

People

Faculty

Pamela E. Lins · 1986 to 1991William Harper As A Visiting Professor · 1979

Formerly taught here

Mary Ann Scherr · former 1978 to 1988

Trained here

Ana M. Lopez

Sources

https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/program-finder/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Scherr https://sce.parsons.edu/blog/mary-ann-scherrs-legacy-in-metal-exhibition/https://makingcenter.parsons.edu/labs/e4-shops/https://courses.newschool.edu/courses/PSOF2040 https://cpe.newschool.edu/adult-intensives-and-summer-programs/parsons-jewelry-design/

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

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