Oppi Untracht
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Oppi A. J. Untracht (November 17, 1922 – July 5, 2008) was an American master metalsmith,{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0712FE39580C778DDDAB0894D0484D81|title=Focus on Current Directions in Jewelry|date=February 14, 1988|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2011|first=Patricia|last=Malarcher}} educator, and writer.
Biography
Born in New York City, Untracht obtained his Master of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1947. Originally trained as a photographer,{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60613F93D5D0C7A8EDDA80994D0494D81|title=Clusters of Treasures To Clothe the Soul|work=New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2011|first=Paula|last=Deitz|date=November 29, 1998}} he studied Indian arts and crafts and later became an expert on the jewelry of India{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-01-01/entertainment/18107949_1_ornaments-metal-marriage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418234006/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-01-01/entertainment/18107949_1_ornaments-metal-marriage|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2012|title=Indian Jewels Go From Head To Toe|date=February 1, 1999|work=New York Daily News|access-date=April 15, 2011|first=Mila|last=Andre}} and Nepal. In addition to being an honorary member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, in 2000 Untracht was awarded a Lifetime American Achievement Award on behalf of the American Craft Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.acsaa.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217:oppi-untracht-1922-2008&catid=8&Itemid=33|title=In memoriam: Writer Oppi Untracht|publisher=The American Council for Southern Asian Art|access-date=April 15, 2011}} His first book, Metal Techniques for Craftsmen is considered a standard training textbook for silversmiths.
Untracht married Finnish designer Saara Hopea, and moved permanently to Finland in 1967. Untracht died in Porvoo in 2008.[https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623708.html Obituary: Oppi Untracht] {{in lang|fi}} Helsingin Sanomat, 5 July, 2008.
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