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| Born | Charles Robert Winston (1915-04-05)April 5, 1915 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 88)[1] Pleasant Hill, California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, jeweler, sculptor |
| Known for | Modernist jewelry, organic shaped sculpture |
Charles Robert Winston (1915 – 2003) was an American jeweler, sculptor, and educator.[1] He was known for his organic forms and sculptural jewelry in 1950s and 1960s.[2] Winston was a co-founder of theMetal Arts Guild of San Francisco,[1] a non-profit, arts educational organization.[3] In 1997, he was honored as a Fellow of theAmerican Craft Council.[1]
Winston taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts (nowCalifornia College of the Arts) from c. 1942 to 1956.[4] His students includedFlorence Resnikoff,Irena Brynner, and Robert Dhaemers.[4] He has been credited with reviving (within the period of 1950s Modernism) the metalsmith processes oflost-wax casting, andcentrifugal casting.[2]
In 1951, he was featured on the television program "Art in Your Life" by the San Francisco Art Museum (nowSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art),[1] where he described hismobile sculpture making process.[5] Winston created public play sculpture named, "Oakland Monster" or "Mid Century Monster" (1952) atLake Merritt near Bellevue Avenue inOakland.[6][7]
Winston died on April 9, 2003, and was remembered bySFGate as "a consummate Bay Area jewelry designer, sculptor, instructor, and author."[1]
In 1954, Winston was part of a group exhibition of jewelry at Gallery of America House by the American Craftsmen's Educational Council in New York City; other participants includedMargaret De Patta, Mary Schimpff, Robert von Neumann, andJohn Paul Miller.[8] In 1985, he was part of the group exhibition,Structure and Ornament: American Modernist Jewelry 1940–1960 shown at Fifty-50 Gallery, New York City.[9]
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