Andy Lee Kirk
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Overview
Andy Lee Kirk (1947–2001) was an Isleta/Navajo silversmith active from the 1970s, working traditional and contemporary styles — nugget sets and leaf work in silver and gold. He was the 1995 IACA Artist of the Year and a multiple award winner.
He was the brother of Michael Kirk and the father of Melanie Kirk-Lente; neither has a directory page yet, so those names stand unlinked. (The Jimmy Kirk documented elsewhere in this directory belongs to an Anglo trading family — the corpus states no relation.) His documented marks: crescent moons; KIRK 1; and Andy Lee Kirk in etched script.
The Mark
"Andy Lee Kirk (1947-2001; Isleta/Navajo). Active since 1970s. Traditional and contemporary; nugget sets; leaves; silver, gold. Brother of Michael Kirk. Father of Melanie Kirk-Lente. 1995 IACA Artist of the Year. Multiple award winner. Marks: Crescent moons; KIRK 1; Andy Lee Kirk (etched script)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Crescent moons; KIRK 1; Andy Lee Kirk (etched script).
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
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