Stanley Lechtzin


Stanley Lechtzin is an American Jewelry and metals artist noted for his work in electroforming and Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture.

Life

Stanley was born in 1936 in Detroit, Michigan. He first encountered jewelry and metalsmithing at Cass Technical 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.

Education

1960 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1962 Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Teaching

Temple University, 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

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009 : The Philadelphia Art Alliance

1984 : The University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery

1984 : Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

1984 : William Penn Museum

1984 : The Works Gallery

1973 : Tyler School of Art, Temple University

1973 : Goldsmiths' Hall

1969 : Boston Museum School

1969 : Ball State University

1969 : Lee Nordness Galleries

1968 : William Penn Museum

1967 : University of California

1966 : Pennsylvania State University

1965 : Museum of Contemporary Crafts

1963 : Art Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

1962 : Carnegie Institute of Technology

Society of North American Goldsmiths

Lechtzin was one of nine founding members of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.