Academic Metals Directory · entry

Richard Reinhardt

Professor Emeritus of metalsmithing/jewelry, University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art / Philadelphia Museum School of Art), Philadelphia; founded the school's jewelry & metalsmithing program in the 1950s, retired 1986

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Richard Reinhardt

Current role
Professor Emeritus of metalsmithing/jewelry, University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art / Philadelphia Museum School of Art), Philadelphia; founded the school's jewelry & metalsmithing program in the 1950s, retired 1986

Status
Deceased

Link
americanart.si.edu/artist/richard-h-reinhardt-6220

Training

Undergraduate

Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts/The University of the Arts · 1939 to 1947
BAA · instructor: Douglas Gilchrist

Lineage

Taught at

The University of the Arts · 1947 to 1986

Taught (in this directory)

Myra Mimlitsch Gray

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Sources

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/richard-h-reinhardt-6220 https://www.silversmithing.com/new98-99.htm https://emuseum.mfah.org/people/19642/richard-h-reinhardt https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-richard-reinhardt-12359 https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6qr7p9w https://www.ganoksin.com/article/richard-reinhardt-discontinuous-continuity/

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

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