Dawn Lucas — Hopi Silversmith
Dawn Lucas learned from Marcus Coochwykvia and began silverwork at Mishongnovi in 1987, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks (Wright 2003, p. 98). She taught in turn: Wright records that Fernando Batala learned from her (Wright 2003, p. 107).
Her 1992 work in Theda Bassman's The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry includes link bracelets with water designs and butterflies, pin/pendants of a bear paw and a butterfly, and a pendant of the sun (Bassman 1993, pp. 13, 35). Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists her as "Dawn Lucas (Hopi)," working in overlay and active since the 1980s (Hougart 2022, p. 200).
Her hallmark
Hougart gives her marks as "D L; D L (conjoined)" (Hougart 2022, p. 200).
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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.
- 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.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 207) named the Hopi jeweler Melinda Lucas Koinva, wife of Lucion Koinva, as a daughter of Glen Lucas and a sister of Dawn Lucas. [4]
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