Lyndon B. Tsosie — Silversmith
Hallmark documented in: Hougart, Schaaf (1200 Bios), art-amerindien.com. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.
Overview
Lyndon B. Tsosie (born 1968) is a Navajo artist active since about 1990, working across tufa casting, fabrication, inlay and stamp work in various materials — silver and gold, cobblestone inlay — on jewelry, boxes, spikes and stars. He has collaborated with inlay artist Chavez Gee and is a multiple award winner.
The corpus also records that he produces a "White Hogan" silver design line using stamps once used at the White Hogan Silver shop.
Collector’s caution: Because Tsosie’s "White Hogan" line uses stamps once used at the White Hogan Silver shop, a White Hogan-style stamp is not by itself proof of a mid-century White Hogan shop piece. Weigh construction, materials and provenance alongside the stamp.
The Mark
"Lyndon B. Tsosie (1968-; Navajo). Active since c.1990. Tufa casting; fabricated; inlay; sta'!IP work;_ vari?us m_a terials; silver, gold; cobblestone; jewelry; boxes; spikes; stars. Also produces a “White Hogan” silver design line using stamps once used at the White Hogan Silver shop. Some collaboration with inlay artist Chavez Gee. Multiple award winner. Marks: Lyndon B. Tsosie (script); LYNDON; LYNDON (and a hogan mark)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Lyndon B. Tsosie (script); LYNDON; LYNDON (and a hogan mark).
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
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