Lynda Watson
Born1940 (1940)
Orange, California
Other namesLynda Watson-Abbott
Alma materCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Known forMetalsmith
Websitelyndawatsonart.com

Lynda Watson (born 1940 Orange, California) is an American metal smith and jeweler. She attended California State University, Long Beach.[1] Her work has been described as Visual Diaries.[2]

Watson taught at Cabrillo College from 1970 through 1995.[3] In 1995 a retrospective of her work Beautiful Objects: The Work of Lynda Watson-Abbott was shown at the Santa Cruz County Museum of Art.[1]

Watson was named the Metal Museum's 2022 Master Metalsmith,[4] and a retrospective of her work Looking Back was held the same year.[5] Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 316. ISBN 978-0810984806.
  2. ↑ "Lynda Watson-Abbott: Visual Diaries". Ganoksin. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lynda Watson - SAWLP Board Member". Nielsen Library. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Master Metalsmith: Lynda Watson". Metal Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Master Metalsmith: Lynda Watson | Looking Back". North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lynda Watson". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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