Phillip George Fike (1927–1997) was an American metalsmith and jeweler. He is known for his work in the decorative metal technique of niello as well as reintroducing the fibula brooch to contemporary metalsmiths.[1]
Phillip Fike | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 Baraboo, Wisconsin |
| Died | December 8, 1997 (aged 69–70) Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
| Known for | Metalsmith |
Fike was born in 1927 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.[2] He attended University of Wisconsin under the G.I. Bill.[1] Fike taught art at Wayne University in 1953 and continued teaching there for 45 years.[1]
Fike was a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.[3] In 1983 he was named a Master Metalsmith by the Metal Museum in Memphis.[4] In 1988 he was named a fellow of the American Craft Council.[5]
Fike died in Grosse Pointe[2] on December 8, 1997.[6]
His work is in the Detroit Institute of Arts,[7] the Metal Museum,[8] the National Gallery of Art,[9] the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "A Finding Aid to the Phillip Fike papers, 1951-2010". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Phillip Fike". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 332. ISBN 978-0810984806.
- ^ "Master Metalsmiths". Metal Museum | Memphis, TN. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Phillip Fike". Ganoksin. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Fibula". Detroit Institute of Arts Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Fibula, Fike, Phillip". Metal Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Phillip Fike". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved December 29, 2023.