Robert J. King

"While he was a student at the University of Wisconsin in the late thirties, King was among the first U.S. artist-craftsmen to experiment with the application of lost-wax casting in creative jewelry. His later interest in enameling on metal was a direct source for the work illustrated here, in which color is incorporated into flatware. He studied enameling during this period with Mitzi Otten, and silversmithing with john Prip at the School for American Craftsmen. Since 1949 King has devoted most of his time to industrial design, first with Towle Silversmiths and presently with the International Silver Company. During this period he has continued to work independently in flatware, hollowware, jewelry, and enamels, and has shown in competitive and invitational exhibitions throughout the country. He was represented at both the Brussels (1958) and New York (1964) World's Fairs, and in the United States Information Agency traveling exhibition of American crafts in Europe."

Education: University of Wisconsin, B.A. 1940, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1947-1949.

- Objects: USA, Museum of Arts and Design, 1970.