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Robert Ebendorf

Greenville, NC, United States

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  1. Bracelet by Robert Ebendorf, Image 2.

    Robert Ebendorf

    Bracelet, 1989

    Copper, mixed media

    5.75 x 5.75 in

  2. Bracelet by Robert Ebendorf, Image 2.

    Robert Ebendorf

    Bracelet, 1989

    Corian, metal

    8 x 8 in

  3. Collar by Robert Ebendorf, Image 2.

    Robert Ebendorf

    Collar, 1989

    Wood, paper, vinyl record

    12 x 12 x 3 in

Robert Ebendorf was born and raised in Kansas and earned Bachelor of Fine Arts (1961) and Master of Fine Arts (1963) degrees from the University of Kansas. He received further training in metalsmithing in Norway through a Fulbright Fellowship (1963–64) and a Tiffany Foundation Grant (1966–67). Ebendorf was a professor of metalsmithing at Stetson University (DeLand, Florida, 1964–67), the University of Georgia-Athens (1967–71), the State University of New York at New Paltz (1971–89), and finally East Carolina University (1997–2016). He has also taught hundreds of jewelry and found-object assemblage workshops across the United States and abroad. Ebendorf has received numerous awards, including induction into the National Metalsmiths Hall of Fame (2004), a Master of the Medium award from the James Renwick Alliance (2005), and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (2014). Ebendorf is considered a leader in the studio jewelry movement.