Brian Holmes — Hopi Silversmith
Brian Holmes learned from Emory Holmes and began silverwork at Hotevilla in 1992, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks (Wright 2003, p. 107).
Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as "Brian Holmes (Hopi)," working in overlay and active since the 1990s (Hougart 2022, p. 141).
His hallmark
Wright labels his mark "Rabbit Track & Spider Web" (Wright 2003, p. 107). Hougart gives it as "Rabbit track (with straight line)" (Hougart 2022, p. 141).
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References
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Schaaf, Gregory, with Angie Yan Schaaf. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies, ca. 1800-present. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 5. Santa Fe: CIAC Press, 2003. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 176) recorded Brian Holmes, a Hopi smith active from about 1992, as the son and student of Emery Holmes (printed Emory in this entry), and named Douglas Holmes as his uncle. [3]
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