Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847831108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions is a groundbreaking chronicle of jewelry making among tribes of the Southwest. Personal interviews with artists inform the history of the cultural traditions behind the jewelry, making this a book for both the sophisticated collector and novice. A sequel to the critically acclaimed Southwestern Indian Jewelry, this book features eighty-five jewelers from the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Rio Grande Pueblo peoples. Portraits of selected artists and black-and-white historic archival photographs complement the text. Most of the artists presented comprise the "new" generation of jewelers to emerge within the last two decades, carrying Native American jewelry to exciting new heights in originality of design, technique, and use of materials. The detailed glossary is an invaluable resource.. Elegant photographs illustrate the beauty of a jewelry tradit
R. Parry said The "new generation" of jewlers. I am recently retired and have the opportunity to shop estate sales in my spare time. I frequently run across beautiful SW Indian jewelry at a lot of these sales and felt I needed a resource to better educate myself about SW Indian jewelry. If you are fascinated by SW Indian silverwork and jewelry like I am and want to know more, this book is for you. The book highlights current innovations amongst the tribes with lots of personal interviews with the “new” generation of jew. Booklooker said Fascinating and gorgeous book.. As a college jewelry professor I am interested in providing a variety of learning opportunities for my metal arts students. This book gives students inspirational examples of well crafted jewelry created by contemporary Native American metal artists. Like American jazz, Native American jewelry is unique in the world for its cultural originality and is treasured for its level of artistic and technical innovations. This book is a lovely addition to our metal arts classroom library.. Five Stars elizette This is a beautiful book with stunning photographs of jewelry made by well known Southwestern ative American artists.
His jewelry book credits include Loloma and Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection. She has written extensively on American Indian subjects and has lectured at museums throughout the Southwest. Addison Doty has worked as a professional photographer for over twenty years. Doty resides in New Mexico.
The text by Cirillo, a recognized expert on American Indian jewelry, and the remarkable photography of New Mexico-based photographer Addison Doty seamlessly blend to celebrate some of our most original Southwestern Indian jewelers." Tucson Citizen. "An astonishing array of glimpses are offered hereBeyond its lush images of these marvelous objects, Cirillo's book is intelligent, authortative, and informative." Albuquerque Journal"This book is a perfect example of what an art book should be.Each ch