Bruce Metcalf’s jewelry is represented in many museums, most notably the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Arts and Design in New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal; and Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
A prolific writer and theorist on crafts, Bruce Metcalf is co-author (with Janet Koplos) of Makers: A History of American Studio Craft (2010). Metcalf was named Master of the Medium in Metal/Jewelry by the James Renwick Alliance in 2013; in 2014 he was designated a Fellow of the American Craft Council.

“Elements of Jewelry #16” , carved and painted maple, acetol, 2022

“Elements of Jewelry #13”, carved and painted maple, acetol, glass cabochon, sterling silver, 2022

“Elements of Jewelry #3” , carved and painted maple, powder coated brass, gilded boxwood, 2022

“Elements of Jewelry #2” , carved and painted maple, micarta, 2022

“Elements of Jewelry #11” , carved and painted maple, acetol, glass cabochon, sterling silver, 2022