Jay Livingston — Navajo/Diné Silversmith & Hallmark
Jay Livingston (1979–) is a Navajo silversmith working in stamp work, inlay, and overlay in silver and gold. He is the son of Jacob (Jake) Livingston and the brother of Jason Livingston.
The Mark
“JAY; Jay Livingston (script)”
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 189.
See also: Jason Livingston (brother).
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- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
2007 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 94), Jay Livingston (born 1979) learned by helping his father, Jake Livingston, and like him did both stamp and chisel work and some inlay, signing his work “JAY.” [1]
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
“Jay Jacob Livingston”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 218 [2]
Schaaf (2003, p. 218) recorded Jay Jacob Livingston as Navajo, born in 1979 and active from about 1997 in heavy stampwork, overlay and inlay, gold and silver jewelry and beads, a son of Jake Livingston and Irene Owens Livingston, taught by his father, and showing at Indian Market from 1999. [2]
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.
- 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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