Inside the Collection: Mary Ann Scherr and #5WomenArtists
“Jewelry is not just fashion or fad for Mary Ann Scherr, it is a way of life. As jeweler, teacher, and pioneer in methods for working...
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Metal Museum
- Oct 4, 2020
- 3 min
Inside the Collection: J.G. Braun Company
The J.G. Braun Company was an architectural, ornamental metal business specializing in producing architectural ironwork.
Metal Museum
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
My Experience as the Metal Museum's 2020 Arts Intern
My name is Theresa Smith, and I was the Metal Museum's Summer 2020 Arts Intern.
Metal Museum
- Apr 14, 2020
- 8 min
Repurposing and Upcycling Found Objects in Art - #EarthDay50
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are sharing a few artists from our Permanent Collection that feature repurposed materials
Brooke Garcia
- Mar 25, 2020
- 6 min
Inside the Collection: Helen Shirk and #5WomenArtists
To finish the Metal Museum’s month-long celebration of Women’s History Month and our participation in the #5WomenArtists campaign,...
Brooke Garcia
- Jan 24, 2020
- 6 min
Inside the Collection: David Pimentel
"David Pimentel was an active and highly visible member of the metalsmithing community. ...His presence was immense, and he will...
Brooke Garcia
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: Paul and Heiner Zimmermann
Paul Zimmermann (German, b. 1939) has about 67 years of experience and is considered one of the first German blacksmiths to create...
Brooke Garcia
- Oct 30, 2019
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: Elsa Freund
"The innovative and creative jewelry [Freund] has made has greatly enriched our decorative arts history in the area of personal...
Brooke Garcia
- Sep 16, 2019
- 3 min
Inside the Collection: Manuel Guerra
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight the work of Manuel Guerra (d. 1997), an Ecuadorian locksmith. Known...
Metal Museum
- Aug 29, 2019
- 6 min
Inside the Collection...as an Intern!
By Lindsey Roark, Arts Intern in Collections My name is Lindsey Roark, and I am a junior at the University of Memphis. I’m currently...
Metal Museum
- Aug 12, 2019
- 5 min
Inside the Collection: Kenneth Lynch Tool Collection
By Lindsey Roark, Arts Intern in Collections Kenneth Lynch & Sons, founded by Kenneth Lynch (1906-1989), is an ornamental metal company...
Brooke Garcia
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
Inside the Collection: L. Brent Kington
"Metal has permanence. It is by its very nature hard, strong - to be able to work it like clay when it's hot is magic. Forging material...
Brooke Garcia
- Jun 28, 2019
- 5 min
Inside the Collection: Vivian Beer
"Vivian is arguably one of the most talented young designer-makers that I‘ve seen in a long time. Her creative use of industrial...
Brooke Garcia
- May 28, 2019
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: C. Carl Jennings
“Every blow from Carl Jennings’ hammer delivered something of his life force, forging a unique body of work that combined the ancient...
Brooke Garcia
- Apr 24, 2019
- 3 min
Inside the Collection: Cozette Phillips
Cozette Phillips (b. 1976) is an interdisciplinary sculptor and metalsmith working out of Pasco, Washington. In 1998, she earned a BFA...
Brooke Garcia
- Mar 28, 2019
- 5 min
Inside the Collection: Elizabeth Brim and #5WomenArtists
Elizabeth Brim was born in 1951 and grew up in Columbus, Georgia. In 1974, she graduated from Columbus College (now Columbus State...
Brooke Garcia
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
Inside the Collection: SNAG Slide Archive
This month’s collections post is a little different. Instead of highlighting one artist in our Permanent Collection, I wanted to bring...
Brooke Garcia
- Dec 21, 2018
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: Jan Brooks
Jan Brooks was born in Quanah, Texas in 1950. She first fell in love with metalworking during a jewelry camp where she learned from...
Brooke Garcia
- Nov 20, 2018
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: Dorothy Sturm
“The ultimate is understanding the language of symbolism, (the universal language in diagram form). This is the symbolism by which we...
Brooke Garcia
- Sep 16, 2018
- 4 min
Inside the Collection: Fred Fenster
(Fred Fenster talking about his work. Video courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison.) “There’s nothing sophisticated about the...
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