Artists

Verdy Jake – Navajo Reservation Silversmith Profile

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Verdy Jake, from a family of thirteen children who all learned silversmithing from their oldest brother, lives at Smith Lake on the Navajo reservation and has four children of her own.

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Robert Vandever – Classical Southwestern Turquoise Jewelry Artisan

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Robert Vandever creates classical Southwestern turquoise jewelry, marked with his V. Sterling hallmark.

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Tommy Jackson – Ganado Navajo Jewelry Artist & Olympic Representative

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Tommy Jackson, from Ganado, Arizona, taught Navajo language and history for eight years before dedicating himself to jewelry, and was chosen as Navajo Tribal representative for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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Tim Charlie – Modern Native Silver Jewelry, Super Smiths Artisan

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Tim Charlie is a Super Smiths Collaboration member in Gallup, New Mexico, known for native silver jewelry with a modern design flair.

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Terry Charlie – Old-Style Navajo Turquoise Jewelry Artisan

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Terry Charlie, born in 1966 in Tuba City, Arizona, learned old-style Navajo silversmithing from his grandfather Juan Platero and is known for classic turquoise jewelry.

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