Faron Yowytewa — Hopi Silversmith
Faron Yowytewa learned from Earl Yowytewa and began silverwork at Hotevilla in 1994, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks (Wright 2003, p. 110).
Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as "Faron Yowytewa (Hopi)" and describes his work as "Overlay. Squash blossom necklaces" (Hougart 2022, p. 351).
His hallmark
Hougart gives his marks as "F Y; Yowytewa (script)" (Hougart 2022, p. 351). Wright shows the same initials and script name (Wright 2003, p. 110).
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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.
- 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) entered him as
“Faron Yowytewa (signs FY)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 335 [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 335) recorded Faron Yowytewa as Hopi, of Hotevilla, active from about 1994, a grandson of Arthur Yowytewa, son and student of Earl Yowytewa, nephew of Hubert Yowytewa and brother of Marcus Yowytewa, with Alph Secakuku's Hopi Fine Arts on Second Mesa among his galleries. [3]
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