Background
Jacobs, Ellen Deborah was born on December 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Lucille Eugene (Hoover) Jacobs.
educator glassblower metalsmith
Jacobs, Ellen Deborah was born on December 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Lucille Eugene (Hoover) Jacobs.
Bachelor, University Chicago, 1951. Master of Science, Institute Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1962. Postgraduate, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1968.
Postgraduate, University California-Berkeley, 1970. Postgraduate, Art Institute Chicago, 1983. Postgraduate, others.
Assistant art director Channel 11, Window To The World, Chicago, 1956. Instructor London, Kaiserlauten, Germany, 1957-1959. Metalsmith, designer New York City, 1960-1969.
Assistant professor art Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1969-1972. Professor art Florida International University, Miami, since 1972. Lecturer in field.
Member College Art Association, Glass Art Society, Society North America Goldsmiths, American Craft Council, Artist Craftsmen of New York, Institute Maya Studies, Common Cause, American Civil Liberties Union, National Organization of Women, Sierra Club.
Married Charles M. Jacobs, July 7, 1957 (divorced 1976).