Linda Marble — Navajo/Diné Silversmith
Linda Marble (born 1949) is a Navajo silversmith active since the 1960s, working in cast work, stone sets, buckles, and crosses. She is the sister of Harry Morgan, a fellow Navajo silversmith. No additional training history, institutional affiliations, or biographical details beyond the initials mark appear in the available source record.
The Mark
"L M"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
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- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 232) recorded Linda Marble as Navajo, born in 1949 at Manuelito Canyon and living at Fort Defiance as of 2003, active from 1961 in silver sandcast and set stone jewelry, taught by her aunt Louise Morgan, and named Leandra Montoya and Shanna Montoya as her students. [1]
Linda Marble told Schaaf (2003) that making
“jewelry “is my way of life. This is what I have always done.””
— Schaaf (2003), p. 232 [1]
Schaaf (2003, p. 232) listed the Shiprock Trading Co. as her gallery. [1]
Field Notes by Mateo James
I notice this page said little was known of her training. Schaaf's 2003 entry names her aunt Louise Morgan as her teacher and gives her parents as Francis and William Parker; it does not mention Harry Morgan, whom Hougart calls her brother. I show both until a family source settles it.
Sources
- 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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