Nixon, Max

1915 - 2000

American

UO Faculty (1956-81) metalcraft, jewelry, weaving; Professor Emeritus of Art; Resident Artist EMU Craft Center (at time of his death)

Charles "Max" Nixon received his BFA from the University of Kansas in 1939. Completed a 17' WPA limestone sculpture in 1942 in Newton, KS, "Mennonite Settler." He expanded his studies in ceramics, weaving, jewelry and metalwork at Mills College, California. In 1950 Nixon took advanced workshops at the School for American Craftsmen in Rochester, New York, taught by Swedish silversmith Eric Von Flemming. It was here that Nixon learned to create forms from sheets of metal. In 1956 Nixon came to the University of Oregon to teach jewelry and metals in the art department. He retired in 1981.

Two Painters, a Potter and a Metalsmith, Four One-man Shows: Oregon Centennial Festival of Arts 1959 A Catalogue subject

28 Years: Metalsmithing with Max Nixon subject

Oils by Jack McLarty; Metalwork by Max Nixon: Oregon Centennial Festival of Arts 1959 subject

Thirty Northwest Craftsmen subject

Two Painters, A Potter, and A Metalsmith: Oregon Centennial Festival of Arts 1959 subject