SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN JEWELRY:
Crafting New Traditions
By Dexter Cirillo
Photography by Addison Doty

Southwestern Indian jewelry is much more than a piece of hammered silver set with brilliant turquoise. It is an art form with deep roots in the culture of the Native American artisans who create exquisite jewelry and objects that are unique within American art. SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN JEWELRY: Crafting New Traditions (ISBN: 978-0-8478-3110-4; $55.00; MAY 2008) is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Southwestern Indian Jewelry in which Dexter Cirillo introduced us to the world of Native American jewelry. This new book, with elegant photography by Addison Doty, features more than eighty jewelers from eighteen tribes, including the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Apache, and Rio Grande Pueblo peoples. They represent the “new” generation of jewelers who have emerged within the last twenty-five years, brimming with originality of design, innovative technique, and use of materials.

Cirillo conducted personal interviews with these artists and sheds light on the cultural traditions behind the craft and designs of the jewelry, making this book an invaluable resource for both the sophisticated collector and the novice. Portraits of selected artists and archival photographs complement the richly informative text in this new survey of the field. A detailed glossary and list of national sources are invaluable tools for those wishing to know more about contemporary Southwestern Indian jewelry.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER: Dexter Cirillo is a leading authority on Native American jewelry and author of Southwestern Indian Jewelry and Across Frontiers: Hispanic Crafts of New Mexico. She has written extensively on American Indian subjects and has lectured at museums throughout the Southwest. She lives in Colorado.  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. He lives in New Mexico.

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN JEWELRY: Crafting New Traditions
By Dexter Cirillo
Photography by Addison Doty
ISBN: 978-0-8748-3110-4
PRICE: $55.00 US / $71.00 CAN
Hardcover; 240 pages; 220 color and 25 black-and-white illustrations, 10 ½ X 9 ½ ̎
Rizzoli New York
PUBLICATION DATE: May 2008
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