Cheryl Marie Yestewa — Hopi Silversmith
Cheryl Marie Yestewa rolls her beads by hand. Lois Essary Jacka's Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone shows "Necklaces of hand-rolled beads by Cheryl Marie Yestewa, Navajo/Hopi," among them one of Red Mountain turquoise with spiny oyster shell accents (Jacka 1995, p. 89).
Theda Bassman's The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry shows her Red Mountain turquoise and spiny oyster shell necklaces from 1991 (Bassman 1993, p. 25). Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists her as "Cheryl Yestewa (1958-; Hopi)" and describes her work as "Contemporary. Beads; necklaces; silver, gold" (Hougart 2022, p. 350).
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References
- Jacka, Lois Essary. Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone. Photographs by Jerry Jacka. Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1995.
- Bassman, Theda. The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry. Photography by Gene Balzer. Walnut, California: Kiva Publishing, 1993.
- 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.
- Dubin, Lois Sherr. North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. Original photography by Togashi, Paul Jones, and others. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 1999.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003) entered her as
“Cheryl Yestewa (Cheryl Marie Yestewa)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 335 [4]
Schaaf (2003, p. 335) recorded Cheryl Yestewa as Hopi/Navajo, born in 1958, active from 1977 in gold and silver contemporary jewelry and hand-carved gemstone beads, the daughter of Carol Yestewa, a Hopi silversmith, carver and painter from Kykotsmovi, and a Navajo father, with first and second prizes for necklaces at Indian Market in 1979. [4]
Schaaf (2003) wrote:
“She creates beautiful necklaces of beads carved, rolled and polished by hand.”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 335 [4]
From the Library: Dubin, North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment (1999)
1999 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 1999, not today.
Dubin (1999, p. 499) described Cheryl Yestewa as an associate of Charles Loloma and pictured her 1970s spiny-oyster-shell pendant inlaid with Blue Gem turquoise, hung on strands of Blue Gem beads with a gold clasp. [5]
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