Dan A. Jackson

Biography by Mateo James

Dan A. Jackson — Navajo silversmith hallmark namecard

Hallmark documented in: Hougart, Schaaf (1200 Bios), art-amerindien.com. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Overview

Dan A. Jackson (1944–2022) was a Navajo silversmith active from the 1960s, with a range that ran traditional to modern: nugget sets, shadowbox, channel inlay and heishi.

He was the brother of Gene Jackson, and Jennifer Curtis is his granddaughter. His marks: JACKSON, and D. A. JACKSON with a qualifier that is garbled in our scan.

The Mark

"Dan A. Jackson (1944-2022; Navajo). Active since 1960s. Traditional; nugget sets; modern; shadowbox; channel inlay; heishi. Brother of Gene Jackson. Jennifer Curtis is his granddaughter. Marks: JACKSON; D. A. JACKSON (may be [tail garbled in our scan])"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: JACKSON; D. A. JACKSON (may be … — the qualifier is garbled in our scan).

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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