Samuel Yellin (1884–1940) was an American master

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and metal designer.

Early life and education

Samuel Yellin was born to a Jewish family in

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in the Russian Empire in 1884. At the age of eleven, he was apprenticed to a master ironsmith. In 1900, at the age of sixteen, he completed his apprenticeship. Shortly afterwards he left Ukraine and traveled through Europe. In about 1905, he arrived in

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, in the United States, where his mother and two sisters were already living. His brother arrived in Philadelphia at about the same time. In early 1906, Yellin took classes at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and within several months was teaching classes there, a position he maintained until 1919.

Career

In 1909, Yellin opened his own metalsmith shop. In 1915, the firm of Mellor, Meigs & Howe, for whom he designed and created many commissions, designed a new studio for Samuel Yellin Metalworkers at 5520 Arch Street in Philadelphia. Yellin died in 1940, but the firm remained there for decades under the direction of Yellin's son, Harvey. Following Harvey's death, the business moved forward under the ownership and guidance of Samuel Yellin's granddaughter, Clare Yellin. The firm has now been in operation for over 110 years as of this writing (2022). During the building boom of the 1920s, Samuel Yellin Metalworkers employed as many as 250 workers, many of them European artisans. Although Yellin was highly knowledgeable about traditional craftsmanship and design, he also championed creativity and the development of new designs. Samuel Yellin's works can be found in some of the finest buildings in America.

Honors

Yellin received awards from the

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(1919), the

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(1920), the

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(1922), and the Bok Civic Award from the City of Philadelphia (1925). He was a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the T Square Club, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, and the Architectural League of New York.

Selected works

Universities, colleges and schools

* Annapolis Colored High School,

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, Pennsylvania *

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* Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, New York *

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** Cox Administration Building *

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, Illinois *

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, Pennsylvania *

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Heinz Chapel Heinz Memorial Chapel is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms Historic district (United States), National Historic District on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh ...

Stephen Foster Memorial The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter S ...

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, Oklahoma *

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, Virginia *

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(gates) **Swartwout Building,

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Institutional and commercial

(Alphabetical by state) *San Diego Air Station,

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, California *Aetna Life Insurance Co,

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*Peabody Museum,

* Bok Singing Tower,

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*Sarasota Court House,

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*Union Pacific RR Station,

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, Illinois *Union Station,

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, Indiana *Baltimore Trust Company,

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, Maryland *

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, Michigan *

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, Detroit, Michigan *Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit, Michigan * Grand Rapids Art Gallery,

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* University of Michigan Law Library,

* Lauren Rogers Museum of Art,

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*Morristown Memorial,

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*Ritz-Carlton Hotel,

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*Victor Talking Machine Co,

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* Barclay-Vesey Building, New York City *

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, New York City *

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(Metropolitan Museum of Art), New York City * Dime Savings Bank,

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, New York City *

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, New York City *Ford Motor Company, New York City *General Motors Co., New York City *International Business Machine (IBM) New York City *Salvation Arm Headquarters, New York, New York City * Allegheny County Courthouse,

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, Pennsylvania * Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building,

, Pennsylvania *

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(showroom door),

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*Fidelity Bankers Trust, Knoxville, Tennessee *Seattle Art Museum,

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, Washington *Citizens Bank,

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, Illinois File:DIAhall2.jpg, Detroit Institute of Art,

, Michigan

Ecclesiastical

*Baltimore Pro-Cathedral,

, Maryland *Blessed Sacrament Cathedral,

, Michigan *

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* Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York, NY * Grace Cathedral,

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, California *Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,

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* Park Avenue Christian Church,

*Philadelphia Divinity School, closed 1974 *Salt Lake City Cathedral,

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* St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City *

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, Lady Chapel gates * Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness,

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, Colorado *

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, New York City *St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Canaan, Connecticut *Episcopal Church of the Evangelists,

, Pennsylvania. Now Fleisher Art Memorial. * St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania *St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City *St. Patrick's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *St. Paul's Episcopal Church,

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* St. Thomas Church, New York City *St. Vincent Ferrer, New York City *

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Residential

(Alphabetical by state) *

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, Henry DuPont residence,

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, Robert Woods Bliss residence,

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residence,

, Illinois * Cranbrook,

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residence,

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residence,

*Fred Fisher residence,

, Michigan * William E. Scripps Estate, Lake Orion, Michigan *George H. Christian Mansion,

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, Minnesota (current home of Hennepin History Museum) * Frick Residence, New York City * Dominican Academy High School, formerly the Michael Friedsam Residence, New York City * Isaac Guggenheim residence,

Port Washington, New York Port Washington is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), No ...

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, Estate of John Pierpont Morgan Jr., Glen Cove, Long Island, New York *

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, Estate of Samuel Agar Salvage,

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(architect,

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) * Eagle's Nest, Estate of William K. Vanderbilt II, Long Island, New York * Planting Fields, Estate of

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, Long Island, New York *

Elie Nadelman Elie Nadelman (born Eliasz Nadelman; February 20, 1882 – December 28, 1946) was a Polish-American sculptor, draughtsman of the School of Paris and a collector of folk art. Early years Nadelman was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw in 188 ...

residence, New York City *Mrs. P.A. Rockefeller residence,

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*Walter Rosen, Caramoor,

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* Reynolda House,

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, Frank A. Seiberling residence,

E.W. Marland Ernest Whitworth Marland (May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941) was an American lawyer, oil businessman in Pennsylvania and later Oklahoma, and politician who was a United States Representative (congressman) and 10th Governor of Oklahoma. He served i ...

Estate,

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Edward Bok Edward William Bok (born Eduard Willem Gerard Cesar Hidde Bok) (October 9, 1863 – January 9, 1930) was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the ''Ladies' Home Journal'' for 30 years (1889–1919). He ...

residence,

, Pennsylvania *Henry F. Miller residence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

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, George Howe residence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Richard B. Mellon residence,

, Pennsylvania *Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney residence, Deer Run, Pennsylvania

Architects whose names appear in Yellin's job book

Ralph Adams Cram Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 – September 22, 1942) was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic Revival style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partn ...

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, MA * Paul Cret,

, PA *

Cass Gilbert Cass Gilbert (November 24, 1859 – May 17, 1934) was an American architect. An early proponent of Early skyscrapers, skyscrapers, his works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court building, the state capitols of Minneso ...

, NY *

Bertram Goodhue Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (April 28, 1869 – April 23, 1924) was an American architect celebrated for his work in Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival design. He also d ...

, Boston and New York City * George Howe, Philadelphia, PA *

Benno Janssen Benno Janssen (March 12, 1874 – October 14, 1964) was an American architect. Childhood, education and career Benno Janssen was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Oscar Janssen and Thekla Susenbeth. Janssen studied at the University o ...

, PA *

Charles Klauder Charles Zeller Klauder (February 9, 1872 – October 30, 1938) was an American architect best known for his work on university buildings and campus designs, especially his Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, the first educa ...

, Philadelphia, PA *

Milton Bennett Medary Milton Bennett Medary Jr. (February 6, 1874 – August 7, 1929) was an American architect from Philadelphia, practicing with the firm Zantzinger, Borie and Medary from 1910 until his death. Biography Medary attended the University of Pennsylvan ...

, Philadelphia, PA * Arthur Ingersoll Meigs, Philadelphia, PA * Walter Mellor, Philadelphia, PA * George Washington Smith,

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Horace Trumbauer Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868 – September 18, 1938) was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of t ...

, Philadelphia, PA * Walker and Gillette, New York City, NY * Clarence C. Zantzinger, Philadelphia, PA

References

Citations

Sources

*Andrews, Jack, ''Samuel Yellin: Metalsmith'', Skipjack Press, Ocean Pines Maryland, 2000 *Andrews, Jack, ''Samuel Yellin, Metalworker'', Anvil's Ring, Summer, 1982 *Architecture magazine, April 1929 *Bach, Penny Balkin, ''Public Art in Philadelphia'', Temple University Press,

, Pennsylvania, 1992 *Bedford, Steven McLeod, ''John Russell Pope: Architect of Empire'', Rizzoli International Publications,

, 1998 *Bok, Edward W., ''America's Taj Mahal: The Singing Tower of Florida'', The Georgia Marble Company, Tate, Georgia, c. 1929 *Davis, Myra T., ''Sketches in Iron'', no publishing information *''Detroit Institute of Arts: The Architecture'', The Detroit Institute of Arts 1928 *Fariello, Anna, "Samuel Yellin: Sketching in Iron," Metalsmith Magazine, Fall 2003, http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/samuel-yellin.htm *Federman, Peter, ''The Detroit Public Library'', Classical America IV, Classical America 1977 *Gallery, John A., Editor, ''Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City'', MIT Press,

, 1984 *Harrington, Ty, "The Wizardry of Samuel Yellin, Artist in Metals", ''Smithsonian'', vol. 12, no. 12 (March 1982), pp. 65–75 *Heilbrun, Margaret, ''The Architecture of Cass Gilbert, Inventing the Skyline'', Columbia University Press, New York City, 2000 *Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, ''Architectural Sculpture of America'', unpublished manuscript *Teitelman, Edward & Richard W. Longstreth, ''Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide'', MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1981 *Wattenmaker, Richard J., ''Samuel Yellin in Context'', Flint Museum of Arts,

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Flint River (Michigan), Flint River northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Central Michigan, Mid Michigan region. Flin ...

1985 *Wister, Cret, Gilchrist et al., ''Melor Meigs & Howe'', Graybooks, Boulder Colorado 1991 (reprint of 1923 work)

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