Dickie Quandelacy
Hallmark documented in: Hougart (Hallmarks), Schaaf (1200 Bios), Hougart (100 Collectible). Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.
Overview
Dickie Quandelacy (born 1953) is a Zuni artist of the celebrated Quandelacy family, active since the 1970s and working mosaic and raised channel inlay.
He is the son of Ellen Quandelacy and the brother of Sandra Quandelacy, who has no directory page yet. His documented marks: D Q; D & A; D & A O; D & A QUANDELACY; and D QUAN DELACY.
Collector's caution: Dickie Quandelacy shared some stamps with his former wife Amy Quandelacy. Our reference library does not itemize which of the five documented marks were the shared ones, so a stamped piece from the joint years cannot be attributed to one hand alone on the mark's evidence.
The Mark
"Dickie Quandelacy (1953-; Zuni). Active since 1970s. Mosaic and raised channel inlay. Dickie Quandelacy shared some stamps with his former wife Amy Quandelacy. Son of Ellen Quandelacy. Brother of Sandra Quandelacy. Marks: D Q; D & A; D & A O; D & A QUANDELACY; D QUAN DELACY"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: D Q; D & A; D & A O; D & A QUANDELACY; D QUAN DELACY.
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. 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.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2006 (first published 1992). Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2006.
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From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003) entered him as
“Dickie Quandelacy (signs D. & A. Q) (collaborated with Amy Quandelacy)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 265 [1]
Schaaf (2003, p. 265) recorded Dickie Quandelacy as Zuni, born in 1953, active from about 1975 in mosaic and raised channel inlay with shaped stones, a grandson of Johnny Quam, son and student of Ellen Quandelacy and former husband of Amy Quandelacy, with bears, mountain lions and hummingbirds among his favorite designs. [1]
Schaaf's 2003 hallmark index gives the couple's mark:
“D & AQ (Dickie & Amy Quandelacy)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 263 [1]
From the Library: Bassman and Bassman, Zuni Jewelry (2006)
2006 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2006, not today.
Bassman and Bassman (2006) pictured a ring he made in 1991:
“Channel inlay in gold made of lapis lazuli by Dickie Quandelacy.”
— Bassman and Bassman (2006), p. 15 [2]
Bassman and Bassman (2006, p. 16) also pictured a channel inlay ring of coral made in the 1970s and credited jointly to Amy and Dickie Quandelacy. [2]
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