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Svetozar Radakovich

Independent studio metalsmith/jeweler and sculptor in Encinitas, CA (with wife Ruth Clark Radakovich); deceased 1998. Earlier taught/studied at the School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1918, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Svetozar Radakovich

Current role
Independent studio metalsmith/jeweler and sculptor in Encinitas, CA (with wife Ruth Clark Radakovich); deceased 1998. Earlier taught/studied at the School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY.

Status
Deceased

Link
objectsusa.r-and-company.com/svetozar-and-ruth-clark-radakovich

Training

Undergraduate	Royal Academy of Art in Belgrade, Yugoslavia · ? to 1938 Bachelor of Arts
Graduate	Royal Academy of Art · 1939 Master of Arts
Graduate	Studied with Mogen Bjorn-Anderson in Copenhagen · 1954

Lineage

Taught at

Rochester Institute of Technology · 1955 to 1958San Diego State University · 1958 to 1959

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Sources

https://objectsusa.r-and-company.com/svetozar-and-ruth-clark-radakovich https://mmaa.org/portfolio-item/svetozar-radakovich/https://www.encinitasadvocate.com/sdea-radakovich-retrospective-yugoslavia-encinitas-1939-2015may05-story.html https://www.ganoksin.com/article/master-metalsmith-svetozar-radakovich/http://www.radakovich.org/jewelry.html

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

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