Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions - Hardcover

Cirillo, Dexter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847831108 ISBN 13: 9780847831104

Publisher: Rizzoli, 2008

Synopsis

Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions is a groundbreaking chronicle of jewelry making among tribes of the Southwest. 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. 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. 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. Elegant photographs illustrate the beauty of a jewelry tradition unique within American culture. Portraits of selected artists and black-and-white historic archival photographs complement the text. The detailed glossary is an invaluable resource.

About this title

About the Author:

A leading authority on Native American jewelry, Dexter Cirillo is the author of the highly successful Southwestern Indian Jewelry and Across Frontiers: Hispanic Crafts of New Mexico, among other publications. 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. His jewelry book credits include Loloma and Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection. Doty resides in New Mexico.

Review:

"An astonishing array of glimpses are offered here...Beyond 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 chapter is awash with impressive color photographs of the Southwest landscape, the who live and work there, and jewelry of the American Indian artists." ~Deseret News

"Filled with brilliantly colored examples, this book focuses on Native jewelry's edgiest and most creative combinations of materials, forms, and ideas." ~Santa Fean

"...a stunning publication. 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0847831108
• ISBN 13: 9780847831104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240