Donny Clark
Overview
Donny Clark is a Navajo silversmith whose entry records one fact: he shares his stamp with his wife, Dorothy Clark. Hougart documents nothing else — no styles, no dates. We publish it because the mark is real and collectors will meet it.
Collector's caution: The D D stamp is shared between Donny and Dorothy Clark. It is also bare initials — doubly thin ground for a single-maker attribution. Read D D as the couple's mark, and expect to need evidence beyond the stamp for anything finer.
The Mark
"Donny Oari< (Navajo). Donny Clark shares the stamp with his wife Doroth y Clark. Mark: D D"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The marks as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: D D (shared with wife Dorothy Clark).
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.
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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, p. 128) listed Donny & Dorothy Clark under the initials DD in the hallmark index, alongside two other makers, Donald David and Don Dragonfly. [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.