{"product_id":"navajo-and-pueblo-jewelry-design-paula-a-baxter-9780764363962","title":"Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry Design: 1946-2026","description":"There are few success stories more vivid than the rapid rise of Indigenous-made jewelry design in the American Southwest. The source of this continuing success lies in the brilliant patterns and motifs of Navajo\/Diné and Pueblo metalsmiths and lapidaries. Their post-1945 work took them from skilled craftspeople to acknowledged fine artists. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This comprehensive design history of Southwestern Indian jewelry after 1945 discusses fashion elements growing in the 1950s through 1970s, providing timelines of historic events. After 1980, the fine art aspect of this jewelry is highlighted, showing that Native artists developed jewelry designs based on the past but realized in contemporary forms. Designs, both ancestral and inventive, derive from tradition, materials and construction, and personal vision. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key Features: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformative text explains what kinds of designs have been used historically, what notable artists created them, and what collectors and enthusiasts need to know about this jewelry design.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore than 400 photographs of jewelry showcase eight decades of design progression.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimelines of historic events from 1945 to 1979 provide additional perspective. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll quotes in the book are by Native jewelers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry Design: 1945\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e2026\u003c\/em\u003e offers educational, descriptive, and visual detail to continue the story that began in \u003cem\u003eNavajo and Pueblo Jewelry Design: 1870\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e1945\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula A. Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764363964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764363962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs","brand":"Paula A. Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801340162303,"sku":"9780764363962","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/navajo-and-pueblo-jewelry-design-paula-a-baxter-9780764363962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}