Curtis Jere' is a compound non-de-plume for a design group formed and directed by Jerry Fels for their company Artisan House . The company was formed by Jerry Fels and Curtis Freiler and has since been sold and resold.
Prior to Artisan House, the partners built a costume jewelry business selling work under the names Renoir and Matisse which employed around 300 people at one point.
Jerry Fels specialized in design and sales, Mr Freiler ran production. Both men are still quite alive.
A number of different artists contributed designs that were produced under the C. Jere' name.

Hope this helps clear things up
.....Peter Fels

>the JERE of Curtis Jere is VERY MUCH ALIVE
>---living as JERRY FELS.
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>he is my great uncle. ... living in California
>his son, peter fels, is also a sculpter...
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>www.peterfels.com