George Jones — Navajo/Diné Silversmith
Navajo (Diné) silversmith. Profiled in Mark Bahti’s Silver + Stone (2007).
George Jones, a Navajo jeweler and the son of Frances Jones, was profiled with her in Mark Bahti's Silver + Stone (2007).
The Mark
No hallmark is recorded for this artist in our sources yet. If you have a signed piece, we would love to see the mark.
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
A 2007 profile, reviewed and corrected by the artists themselves before publication. Anything described as current describes 2006-2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 71), George Jones had taken over much of his mother Frances Jones's work but still signed her hallmark to her designs. [1]
George Jones explained to Bahti (2007):
“they are her work, not mine. She's the one who came up with those designs and made them for so long.”
— Bahti (2007), p. 71 [1]
Bahti (2007, p. 71) reported that he used his own hallmark on designs he came up with himself. [1]
Family in the directory: Frances Jones
Sources
- Bahti, Mark. Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2007.
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