about the artist
Jacob Brown is an Artist Blacksmith. Originally from California, at fifteen, he started working as a welder/metal fabricator in Oakland, CA. Later, he attended The Oxbow School in Napa, CA, where he concentrated in sculpture. He then moved on to study at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago where he obtained a BFA with emphasis in sculpture and creative writing. Following that, in 2010 he completed his Blacksmithing apprenticeship at The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. He has since worked as a journeyman blacksmith, traveling across the United States and internationally to learn and work with different Smiths. In 2020 he returned to the Metal Museum to take on the position of facilities manager and has since transitioned to the role of lead Blacksmith in the Metal Museums Blacksmith shop. As a Blacksmith, Mr. Brown works to promote the rejuvenation of the relationship between the object, its maker, purpose, and audience in a contemporary manner while honoring its roots. This relationship, and responsibility is at the heart of his goal as a maker of things.
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