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Indepth Arts News: "Retrospective of Metalsmith: Robert Ebendorf’s Pioneering Career" 2003-09-26 until 2004-01-19 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of Public Affairs, DC, USA
"Robert Ebendorf helped shape the American craft movement since the early 1960s," said Elizabeth Broun, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. "He is greatly respected by other craft artists and students, and the museum is fortunate to present this retrospective exploring his exceptional career."
Internationally known for using unusual materials that range from crab claws to Formica ColorCore(tm) along with gold, silver and bronze, Ebendorf’s work defies categorization. Miniature chairs and sterling tea infusers join brooches, bracelets, necklaces and rings in demonstrating the wide range of Ebendorf’s craft.
The exhibition is divided into four chronological sections: "A Visual Vocabulary: 1960–1970," "Taming the Text: 1970–1990," "Meaning and Memory: 1990–2000" and "Looking Backward, Looking Forward: 2000–present." Beginning with traditional silver objects produced during his graduate studies, this retrospective follows Ebendorf’s progression to the use of found objects, industrial products, paper, shells and street debris.
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