Jimmy Long — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark
Jimmy Long's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo/Diné · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Jimmie (Jimmy) Long was a Navajo silversmith active from the 1960s through 1970, who died in 1974. He worked in multiple styles, with stamp work as a primary technique alongside turquoise and coral sets with dust inlay.
What is known
Jimmy Long died in 1974 after an active career spanning roughly a decade. The family connection to Manuelito — via grandfather Hosteen John Long — places the Long silversmiths in an historically significant lineage. No award history or institutional affiliation is recorded.
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
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