A richly illustrated and accessible study of Southwestern Native American jewelry design history, aesthetic, and techniques.

Southwestern Indian jewelry inspires admiration and creativity through its beauty, mastery, and meaning. Delve into this fascinating and creative world with renowned design historian Paula Baxter as she explores the work of Navajo and Pueblo craftspeople in the years following the American Civil War to the end of World War II. During this productive 75-year period, Native American jewelry became increasingly popular in the US and international marketplace. Collected and celebrated as examples of true American artistry, these works continue to be highly desirable and eminently wearable.

Through Baxters well-researched yet accessible text and more than 450 color images
Follow the development of Navajo and Pueblo jewelry chronologically, from design origins to the pairing of silver and stone to the modernist styles around midcentury.
Historical timelines, boxed supplemental information, a glossary of key terms, and an extensive bibliography.

Readers will come to understand how Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths and jewelry makers exercised critical judgment to retain control over their inventive designs. Starting in the 1870s, these artisans interwove tradition, new fabrication methods, and personal vision to create works both fortribal adornment and tourist commodity. From the turn of the century to the 1940s, these designs evolved in harmony with the emerging modernist aesthetic. Native jewelry was winning critical attention and praise, becoming highly desirable products in the national and international marketplace. Written by a recognized authority and the author of such go-to references asSouthwest Silver JewelryandThe Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry, this book is destined to become a classic in the field.By Paula A. Baxter, Photographs by Barry Katzen, and Foreword by Robert BauverPaula A.Baxteris an independent design historian. She is the author of the first Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry and four Schiffer titles. Formerly curatorat the New York Public Libraryand an adjunct professorof humanities at Berkeley College, she now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barry Katzenis a professional photographer whose work has been widely published and exhibited, including a solo show in 2015. Robert Bauveris a scholar and collector of southwestern jewelry as well as an award-winning author of resources on the topic.He is a former president of the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) and specializes in Pueblo pottery and classic Navajo and Zuni jewelry.472 (454 color, 18 b/w)18701945472 (454 color, 18 b/w)