Rodney M. Winfield Stone Wall Plaque Etched Painted Slate Vintage Carved Harvest

Rodney Winfield New Jersey/ Missouri/ California, (1925-2017) Botanical, 1971 etched and painted plaque signed and dated lower right Winfield was an American designer and artist based in St. Louis. He was a painter, designer of stained glass as well as silver and brass repoussé, and was notably one of the first to use three dimensions in his stained glass design. Winfield took a position at Emil Frei and Associates after moving to St. Louis in 1953, and was a Professor of Art at Maryville University from 1964 to 1990. In 1970, Winfield moved to Carmel, California, and opened his own studio. He briefly studied under Carl Ruggles to become a classical musician, before attending the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City under Leo Katz and Stanley William Hayter.