Jennifer Curtis — Navajo Silversmith
Hallmark documented in: Hougart, Schaaf (1200 Bios), Schaaf (100 Collectible), art-amerindien.com. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.
Jennifer Curtis is a Navajo silversmith active since the late 1980s. The Hougart record documents her as a specialist in heavy-gauge jewelry with geometric blanket designs, reversible concho belts with inside stamping, gold accents, and set stones including opals and diamonds. She also created cluster work.
Curtis comes from a distinguished Navajo silversmithing family: she is the daughter of Thomas Curtis and the sister of Thomas Curtis, Jr., and is the granddaughter of Dan A. Jackson (1944–2022), himself a major Navajo silversmith. Her lineage connects her to one of the more celebrated family traditions in twentieth-century Navajo jewelry.
She is a multiple award winner, with Indian Market recognition noted in the corpus, including the 2012 SWAIA Best-in-Traditional Jewelry award.
The Mark
""J. Curtis script; J. Curtis (etched, late 1990s); Jennifer (script, since 1995)" — Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. (2022)."
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
Three mark variants are documented: a script "J. Curtis" mark, an etched "J. Curtis" used in the late 1990s, and a script "Jennifer" mark adopted since approximately 1995.
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- Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.