Artist

Robert Ebendorf

born Topeka, KS 1938
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Courtesy Robert Ebendorf.
Also known as
  • Robert William Ebendorf
  • Robert W. Ebendorf
  • Bob Ebendorf
Born
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Biography

An eclectic jeweler and metalsmith, Robert Ebendorf was born in Topeka, Kansas. He earned a B.F.A. degree in 1958 and an M.F.A. in 1963 at the University of Kansas. A Fulbright grant enabled Ebendorff to study in 1963 at Norway's state School for Applied Arts and Crafts. Upon receiving a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant, he returned to Norway from 1965 to 1966 to work at Norway Silver Designs in Fredikstad.

Ebendorf has worked as a jewelry design consultant in Mexico City, Oslo, Norway, and Vicenza, Italy. A founding member and past president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, he has taught at Stetson University in Florida, University of Georgia, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine, Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, and the State University of New York, New Paltz.

Kenneth R. Trapp and Howard Risatti Skilled Work: American Craft in the Renwick Gallery (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art with the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Robert Ebendorf, Hair Ornament, 1960, silver and plique-à-jour enamel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Brittany Ebendorf, 1998.117
Hair Ornament
Date1960
silver and plique-à-jour enamel
Not on view
Robert Ebendorf, Off the Street, On the Beach, 1992, mixed media of found objects, mostly plastic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp in honor of Robert Ebendorf, 2003.27.1
Off the Street, On the Beach
Date1992
mixed media of found objects, mostly plastic
Not on view
Robert Ebendorf, Lost Soul, Found Spirit, 1996, found materials and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Mr. Ronald H. Pearson, 1996.61
Lost Soul, Found Spirit
Date1996
found materials and metal
Not on view
Robert Ebendorf, Necklace, 1972, sterling silver, 14k gold, ivory, bone, copper, amber, and ebony, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1984.53
Necklace
Date1972
sterling silver, 14k gold, ivory, bone, copper, amber, and ebony
Not on view