Academic Metals Directory · entry

Stanley Lechtzin

Professor Emeritus, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University (founded the program in 1962; retired 2018)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Tyler School of Art - Temple University — since 1962

Born
1936, Detroit, Michigan

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Stanley Lechtzin

Current role
Professor Emeritus, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University (founded the program in 1962; retired 2018)

Status
Retired

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Lechtzin

Training

Undergraduate	Wayne State Universityuniversity art department · 1956 to 1960 BFA · instructor: Philip Fike
Graduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1960 to 1962 MFA · instructor: Richard Thomas

Lineage

Taught at

Art League School · 1962 to presentTyler School of Art/Temple University · 1962 to present

Taught (in this directory)

Aaron DeshieldsAlbert PaleyBruce MetcalfDaniella KernerEleanor MotyHarlan ButtHelen Williams Drutt EnglishJohn Benjamin GilliamKenneth C. MacbainLeon LugassyLinda ThreadgillMarthe Roberts/sheaRebecca StrzelecRobin QuigleyRod MccormickSophia Park

Students drawn from who lists this person as an instructor; institutions from faculty records. See the full lineage timeline →

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Lechtzin https://news.temple.edu/news/2018-10-23/new-vision-tyler-metalsjewelrycad-cam https://snagmetalsmith.org/2009/06/2009-snag-lifetime-achievement-award-stanley-lechtzin/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/stanley-lechtzin-6194

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

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