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Jim Melchert (James Frederick Melchert) was born on 2 December, 1930 in New Bremen, Ohio, U.S., is an American artist (1930–2023). Discover Jim Melchert'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 93 years old?
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James Frederick Melchert |
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93 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
2 December, 1930 |
| Birthday |
2 December |
| Birthplace |
New Bremen, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date of death |
1 June, 2023 |
| Died Place |
Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Jim Melchert Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Jim Melchert's Wife?
His wife is Mary Ann Hostetler
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Mary Ann Hostetler |
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2 |
Jim Melchert Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jim Melchert worth at the age of 93 years old? Jim Melchert’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from United States. We have estimated Jim Melchert's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
artist |
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Jim Melchert (né James Frederick Melchert; December 2, 1930 – June 1, 2023) was an American visual artist, arts administer, and professor.
He known for his ceramics and sculptures.
Melchert was part of the Funk art movement.
James Frederick Melchert was born on December 2, 1930, in New Breman, Ohio.
His parents were Hulda Egli and Rev. John Carl Melchert, and he had two older brothers.
He graduated in 1948 from Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Ohio.
After earning an AB in art history from Princeton University in 1952, he moved to Japan where he taught English for four years after he declared himself a conscientious objector to the Korean War.
Upon returning to the United States, he earned postgraduate degrees in painting at the University of Chicago (1957), and studied ceramics under Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley (1961).
Throughout his career, Melchert worked with many media, including painting, drawing, performance art, film, and most notably sculpture and ceramics.
His unique process involves breaking down, drawing on, and reassembling ceramic tiles before painting the new constructions with glaze.
He taught at San Francisco Art Institute from 1961 to 1965; and the University of California, Berkeley from 1965 to 1992.
From 1977 until 1981, Melchert served as the director of Visual Arts Program for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
From 1984 until 1988, he was the director of the American Academy in Rome.
Melchert died at his Oakland, California, home on June 1, 2023, at the age of 92, of complications from a stroke he suffered in April.
He was survived by his two children.
As part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, Melchert donated his papers to the Smithsonian’s Archive of American Arts in 2004 and 2019–2021.
His work is held by over two dozen collections, including the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, The Museum of Arts and Design and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
