Artists — navajo

Donavon Cadman – Navajo Silversmith Profile & Hallmark Guide

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Donavon Cadman, born in 1968 in Gallup, New Mexico, learned silversmithing by watching his brothers Andy, David, and Sunshine, beginning his own career in 1991.

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Darrell Cadman – Navajo Silversmith Profile & Ramshead Hallmark

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Darrell Cadman, born in 1969 in Gallup, New Mexico, is part of the Cadman-Reeves silversmithing family and marks his work with a distinctive ramshead hallmark.

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Darryl Becenti – Navajo Silversmith, Sand Painter & Artist Profile

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Darryl Becenti, born in 1957 in Gallup, New Mexico, is a prolific silversmith, sand painter, and pencil and ink artist who began his jewelry career in 1980.

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Barbie Monte – Navajo Silversmith & Family Jewelry Tradition

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Barbie Monte, born in 1970 in Socorro, New Mexico, learned silversmithing from her mother Margie and sisters, continuing a matrilineal Navajo jewelry-making tradition.

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Andy Cadman – Navajo Silversmith Profile & Hallmark Guide

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Andy Cadman, born in 1966 in Gallup, New Mexico, began his silversmithing career in 1989 within the extended Cadman-Reeves jewelry family, learning alongside his father Anderson and brothers Darrell and Donavon.

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