Art&DesignSpring2025

Reassessing Hallmarks of Native Southwest Jewelry: Artists, Traders, Guilds, and the Gov- ernment Pat Messier and Kim Messier. Using more than 275 photos and detailed research, this book identifies forty-five Native American silversmiths and their hallmarks found on Southwest jewelry. Some marks date as early as the 1920s, along with the marks of traders, guilds, and the government. Marks are shown in situ on the jewelry, along with images of artists, trading posts, and guild ads • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 279 photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4670-5 •HC• $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Silver Masters of Mexico: Héctor Aguilar and the Taller Borda Penny C. Morrill. Master designers and silversmiths with particular focus on Héctor Agu- ilar, and the personnel at this workshop. Valentin Vidaurreta, Los Castillo, William Spratling, Antonio Pineda, Hubert Harmon, Enrique Ledesma, and many more craftsmen are included. Beautifully illustrated with 100s of examples of their artistry, with current values. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 484 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-88740-961-5 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Southwest Silver Jewelry Paula A. Baxter. South- west Silver Jewelry. Paula A. Baxter. The first century of Navajo and Pueblo metal jewelry making in the American Southwest. Beginning in the late 1860s, the region’s native peoples learned metalworking and united it with a tradition of beads and ornaments made from turquoise and other natural materials. The appeal of this jewelry continued into the mid-1900s, and by the 1950s and 1960s, masters created a leg- acy of fine art jewelry that is prized today. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 318 photos • 212 pp. • 978-0-7643-1244-1 • HC • $49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Southwestern Indian Rings Paula A. Baxter, Pho- tography by Barry Katzen. Photography by Barry Katzen. A fascinating variety of American Indian rings from the southwestern United States appear in more than 350 color photos. This book provides a design history of these rings, beginning with pre-contact artifacts and continuing through to contemporary artistic innovations. A guide to valuation issues and resources is offered for collectors. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 359 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3875-5 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Margot Van Voorhies: The Art of Mexican Enam- elework Penny C. Morrill. In the mid-20th century, American Margot Van Voorhies went to Taxco, Mexico, and established a jewelry design business best known for exquisite enamel work. Her designs are distinctive, often based on spiral motifs inspired by vines and floral imagery. Glorious colored enamels in brilliant hues and original designs distinguish the work of Margot de Taxco. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 485 color photos•200pp. •978-0-7643-3549-5•HC•$49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Masters of Contemporary Indian Jewelry Nancy Schiffer. More than 50 living jewelry mas- ters of Native American heritage are featured in this lavish new book. Tufa casting, stone cutting, engraving, and metalsmithing are evident in this book. See new jewelry designs, as well as sculp- ture that ranks as wearable art. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 448 color photos Index • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3245-6 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Mexican Jewelry & Metal Art Leslie Pina. Mexican Jewelry & Metal Art. Leslie Piña. Mex- ican jewelry and metal art made of copper, brass, alpaca, and silver. The variety in color, texture, and form is wonderful. Detailed captions with value ranges accompany the 1000+ color photos of jewelry, boxes, tableware, and wall art. • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228mm) •1272 color photos •288 pp. • 978-0-7643-3140-4 • HC • $89.99 / £81.99 / $135.00 CAD Mexican Silver: Modern Handwrought Jewelry and Metalwork 4E Penny ChittimMorrill & Carole A. Berk. The silver renaissance in Mexico from the 1920s to the present. More than 400 color photos showcase jewelry, tableware, and art works in silver. This book is the definitive study of Mexican silver jewelry and decorative objects. The newly updated price guide is helpful in today’s market. Greatly ex- panded marks section. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 445photos•272pp. •978-0-7643-2671-4•HC•$59.95 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD Mexican Silver Jewelry Details Leslie Piña. More than 1,150 photos of the most popular silver jewelry fromMexico in full color. The focus is on popular and plentiful jewelry from less- er-known or anonymous makers with strong artistic merit. Includes in-depth information, values, hallmarks, and an illustrated glossary. • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228 mm) • 1154 color photos • 304 pp. • 978-0-7643-3081-0 • HC • $89.99 / £81.99 / $135.00 CAD Pueblo Bead Jewelry: Living Design Paula A. Baxter, Photography by Barry Katzen. The bead played a vital role in Pueblo Indian jewelry design, and its influence continues today in modernist American design. In these pages, featuring more than 250 breathtaking photos, renowned expert Baxter integrates her decades of research with updated findings • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •260color images•160pp. •978-0-7643-5585- 1 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry Design: 1870–1945 Paula A. Baxter, Photography by Barry Katzen, Foreword by Robert Bauver. A richly illustrated study of the first 75 years of Navajo and Pueblo Indian jewelry design. These jewelry makers interwove tradition, fabrication methods, and personal vision to create products with international marketplace appeal. Development of Native American designs is tracked chronologically, with timelines and 470+ images. • 8 1/2" x 11" (220 x 279mm) •472 (454 color, 18b/w) •320pp. •978-0-7643- 6408-2 • HC • $60.00/£54.99 / $86.00 CAD Fred Harvey Jewelry: 1900-1955 Dennis June. With nearly 100 images of SW Indian jewelry supple- mented by early 1900s Harvey Company Photostint postcards, this book paints a vivid and colorful picture of life on America’s southwestern frontier. Included is a significantly researched timeline and “tips & tricks” to clarify the historical subject. Provides a fresh vantage from which to understand the complex world of early silver Indian jewelry and its champion, Fred Harvey Jewelry • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 166 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4448-0 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Kachinas and Ceremonial Dancers in Zuni Jewelry Toshio Sei. This book identifies Zuni jewelry artists and their Kachina and Ceremoni- al Dancer designs from the 1940s through the 1960s. Pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and more appear in 240 color photos, revealing variations that indicate each master’s distinctive style. Included are designs by John Lucio, Anna Rita & Lambert Homer, Jr., and Robert Cachini, Sr. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •240 color photos •160pp. •978-0-7643- 4167-0 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Knifewing & Rainbow Man in Zuni Jewel- ry Toshio Sei. This original book delves into the origins and contemporary interpretations of the Knifewing god in Zuni mythology and the sacred being RainbowMan from ancient Zuni traditions. Twenty-eight mid-20th century and current jew- elers are featured who made pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and other ornaments • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 187 color photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-3548-8 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Non-Figural Designs in Zuni Jewelry Toshio Sei. Delve into the origins and contemporary interpretations of various styles of non-figural Zuni jewelry designs, including nugget work, cluster work, petit point, needle point, snake eye, and channel work. This groundbreaking study establishes the identities of many Zuni artists from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, and showcases their turquoise and coral pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and other ornaments • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •341 color photos •160pp. •978-0-7643-4727-6•HC•$24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99CAD Hopi Bird and Sun Face in Zuni Jewelry Toshio Sei. Delve into the origins and interpreta- tions of Sun Face and Thunderbird/Hopi Bird designs. This thorough study establishes the identities of 33 Zuni artists and their Sun face and Thunderbird/Hopi Bird designs from the 1940s through the 1960s. More than 190 color photos display the artwork and subtle variations indicative of each master’s distinctive style • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) • 195 color photos • 144 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3882-3 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Evolving Southwest Indian Jewelry Nancy N. Schiffer. A classic study of Southwest Native American jewelry documenting the fascinating story of evolving designs and techniques from early traders and artists up to the present. More than 500 color photos of silver, turquoise, shell, and gold jewelry, including Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Pueblo belts, buckles, bracelets, neck- laces, mens jewelry, earrings, and pins from the late 19th century to the present. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •600 color photos •256 pp. •978-0-7643-1723-1•HC• $59.95 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD Figural Designs in Zuni Jewelry Toshio Sei. In the author’s fourth book on Native American jewelry, read biographies of Zuni jewelry making individuals and families who have created many successful motifs taken from the animal kingdom, including horses and cows, butterflies and drag- onflies, deer and antelope, birds of all shapes and sizes, and humans using silver and mosaic inlay pins, bracelets, bolo ties, and other ornaments • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 285 color photos • 152 pp. • 978-0-7643-4558-6 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest: 1868- 1930 Larry Frank with Millard J. Holbrook II. This splendidly illustrated volume celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. A classic, it presents more than 300 superb objects that are usually hidden from view in museum storerooms and private collections across the US. 253 close-up photos of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, bridles, and other pieces. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •253photos•224pp. •978-0-88740-226-5•PB•$24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Hopi Gold, Hopi Silver: 12 Contemporary Jew- elers Zena Pearlstone. Well-known Hopi artists, whose work is the subject of this book, have incorpo- rated gold, platinum, diamonds, and rare turquoise into a jewelry tradition previously identified predom- inantly with silver, while expanding the range of designs to include narrative and ceremonial representations. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 194 color & b/wphotos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4683-5 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Indian Jewelry on the Market Peter N. Schiffer. All of the beautiful American Indian jewelry shown in this book was actually for sale when the photographs were taken, with the prices and ranges noted with each caption. The 336 beautiful color photographs demon- strate the excellent craftsmanship in jewelry available in today’s marketplace and the text presents the vari- ations of style to be exciting. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •336 color photos •144pp. •978-0-88740-938-7• PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD JEWELRY: NATIVE AMERICAN | 95 JEWELRY: NATIVE AMERICAN