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Fred Fenster was born on 1934 in Bronx, New York City, New York, is an American metalsmith. Discover Fred Fenster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Fred Fenster Net Worth
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Fred Fenster (born 1934) is a metalsmith and professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he taught art and education.
He is particularly known for his work in pewter, influencing generations of metalsmiths.
Fenster received his B.S. in industrial arts from City College of New York in 1956.
After teaching industrial arts in the Bronx he went to Cranbrook Academy of Art where he worked with Richard Thomas.
His fellow students included Stanley Lechtzin, Michael Jerry, and Brent Kington.
He received his M.F.A. in metalsmithing from Cranbrook in 1960.
He spent the summer of 1960 working at the Rochester Institute of Technology with Hans Christensen.
He then worked for Roger Berlin in a company doing silversmithing and industrial fabrication,
In 1961 Fenster became a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Fenster was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1995.
After more than 40 years at Madison, he became a professor emeritus in 2005.
Fenster lives in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
Their works were featured together in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue Metalsmiths and Mentors: Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty (2006) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He is a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).
As a metalsmith, Fenster is influenced by the simplicity of Scandinavian design.
Fenster makes objects that are both beautiful and usable, including jewelry, holloware, and flatware, using gold, silver, copper, and pewter.
He is often commissioned to make Judaica and liturgical objects such as Kiddush cups.
Fenster uses scoring and bending techniques to create elegant three-dimensional forms with clean, graceful lines.
"“There’s nothing sophisticated about the techniques I’m using. I’m working with the time-honored techniques of hammering, hammering, hammering, and then fabricating the parts that are hammered to shape. But sometimes the results are a little unusual.” --Fred Fenster"
Fenster's works are in collections including the
Detroit Institute of Arts,
National Ornamental Metal Museum,
National Museum of American Art,
Yale University Art Gallery, and the
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea.
