Robert William Ebendorf

Place: Topeka

Born: 1938

Biography:

Robert William Ebendorf is an American metalsmith and jeweler, known for craft, art and studio jewelry, often using found objects. He was born on September 30, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1960, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1963 from the University of Kansas. In 2003-2004, the Smithsonian American Art Museum organized an exhibition of 95 pieces, titled The Jewelry of Robert Ebendorf: A Retrospective of Forty Years.