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This richly illustrated study of Southwestern Indian jewelry-design history is a must-have for collectors, jewellery designers, and students and scholars of Native American arts. Southwestern Indian jewellery 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 jewellery 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 Baxter's well-researched yet accessible text and more than 450 color images, readers will come to understand how Navajo and Pueblo silversmiths and jewellery makers exercised shrewd 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 for tribal adornment and tourist commodity. From the turn of the century to the 1940s, these designs evolved in harmony with the emerging modernist aesthetic. Native jewellery was winning critical attention and praise, becoming highly desirable products in the national and international marketplace. 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. Included are historical timelines, boxed supplemental information, a glossary of key terms, and an extensive bibliography. Written by a recognised authority and the author of such go-to references as Southwest Silver Jewelry and The Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry, this book is destined to become a classic in the field. AUTHORS: Paula A. Baxter is an independent design historian. She is the author of the first Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry and four Schiffer titles. Formerly curator at the New York Public Library and an adjunct professor of humanities at Berkeley College, she now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barry Katzen is a professional photographer whose work has been widely published and exhibited, including a solo show in 2015. Robert Bauver is a scholar and collector of southwestern jewellery 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 specialises in Pueblo pottery and classic Navajo and Zuni jewelry. 454 colour and 18 b/w images

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Paula A. Baxter is an independent design historian. She is the author of the first Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry and four Schiffer titles. Formerly curator at the New York Public Library and an adjunct professor of humanities at Berkeley College, she now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barry Katzen is a professional photographer whose work has been widely published and exhibited, including a solo show in 2015. Robert Bauver is 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.

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