Stanley Lechtzin
Encyclopedia
Stanley Lechtzin is an American Jewelry and metals artist noted for his work in electroforming
and Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture.
. He first encountered jewelry and metalsmithing in high school. After high school Lechtzin worked as a draftsman and cartographer. While working for the City of Detroit Public Lighting Commission he realized that he did not want to continue with his current career path, so he began taking night courses at Wayne State University
in Detroit, Michigan
. He set up a studio and began taking commissions upon graduation. He soon entered the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where much of his graduate work dealt with ferrous metals and stainless steel flatware. Upon graduation from Cranbrook, Lechtzin accepted a teaching position at Tyler School of Art
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, Detroit, MI
1962 Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
, Tyler School of Art
1962–present : Head of Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM Area
1985 - 1988 : Chairman of Crafts Department
1965 - 1979 : Founding Chairman of Crafts Department
1971–present : Professor of Crafts
1968 - 1971 : Associate Professor of Design
1965 - 1968 : Assistant Professor of Design
1962 - 1965 : Instructor of Design
1984 : Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Loretto, PA)
1984 : William Penn Museum (Harrisburg, PA)
1984 : The Works Gallery (Philadelphia)
1973 : Tyler School of Art, Temple University
1973 : Goldsmiths' Hall (London, England)
1969 : Boston Museum School (Boston, Mass.)
1969 : Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
1969 : Lee Nordness Galleries (New York, NY)
1968 : William Penn Museum (Harrisburg, PA)
1967 : University of California (Berkeley, CA)
1966 : Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)
1965 : Museum of Contemporary Crafts (New York, NY)
1963 : Art Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (Michigan)
1962 : Carnegie Institute of Technology (Pittsburgh, PA.)
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Electroforming
Electroforming is a metal forming process that forms thin parts through the electroplating process. The part is produced by plating a metal skin onto a base form, known as a mandrel, which is removed after plating...
and Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture.
Life
Stanley was born in 1936 in Detroit, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He first encountered jewelry and metalsmithing in high school. After high school Lechtzin worked as a draftsman and cartographer. While working for the City of Detroit Public Lighting Commission he realized that he did not want to continue with his current career path, so he began taking night courses at Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He set up a studio and began taking commissions upon graduation. He soon entered the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where much of his graduate work dealt with ferrous metals and stainless steel flatware. Upon graduation from Cranbrook, Lechtzin accepted a teaching position at Tyler School of Art
Tyler School of Art
The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art, usually just referred to as Tyler School of Art is Temple University's school of art, which confers BFA and MFA degrees. The school was originally founded by sculptors Stella Elkins Tyler and Boris Blai on a separate 14-acre estate in Elkins Park...
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Education
1960 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wayne State UniversityWayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
, Detroit, MI
1962 Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Teaching
Temple UniversityTemple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
, Tyler School of Art
Tyler School of Art
The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art, usually just referred to as Tyler School of Art is Temple University's school of art, which confers BFA and MFA degrees. The school was originally founded by sculptors Stella Elkins Tyler and Boris Blai on a separate 14-acre estate in Elkins Park...
1962–present : Head of Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM Area
1985 - 1988 : Chairman of Crafts Department
1965 - 1979 : Founding Chairman of Crafts Department
1971–present : Professor of Crafts
1968 - 1971 : Associate Professor of Design
1965 - 1968 : Assistant Professor of Design
1962 - 1965 : Instructor of Design
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1984 : The University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery1984 : Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Loretto, PA)
1984 : William Penn Museum (Harrisburg, PA)
1984 : The Works Gallery (Philadelphia)
1973 : Tyler School of Art, Temple University
1973 : Goldsmiths' Hall (London, England)
1969 : Boston Museum School (Boston, Mass.)
1969 : Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
1969 : Lee Nordness Galleries (New York, NY)
1968 : William Penn Museum (Harrisburg, PA)
1967 : University of California (Berkeley, CA)
1966 : Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)
1965 : Museum of Contemporary Crafts (New York, NY)
1963 : Art Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (Michigan)
1962 : Carnegie Institute of Technology (Pittsburgh, PA.)
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Lechtzin was one of nine founding members of the Society of North American GoldsmithsSociety of North American Goldsmiths
The Society of North American Goldsmiths was founded in 1969. It is an international nonprofit organization that serves as the primary organization of jewelers and metal artists in North America. Anyone interested in the related fields may become a member...
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