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Phil Livingston — Navajo Silversmith

Overview

Phil Livingston (1976–; Navajo) has been active since the mid-1990s or later, working in channel and mosaic inlay, pictorial designs, and silver sculptures as well as jewelry. He is part of the Livingston family silversmithing lineage — one of the more extensively documented multi-member Navajo silversmithing families in Hougart, which includes Paul Livingston, Rob Livingston, Jason Livingston, Jake Livingston (born Jacob Haloo Jr.), and others.

Phil Livingston's marks are: **PHIL L** (and a feather symbol); **PLC>** (sometimes with the text "T NATIVES"); and **Phil Livingston** (etched script).

His entry in Hougart appears at approximately line 19442, in the Livingston family cluster.

The Mark

"Phil Livingston (1976–; Navajo). Channel and mosaic inlay; pictorial. Silver sculptures; jewelry. Mark: PHIL L (and a feather symbol); PLC> (sometimes T NATIVES); Phil Livingston (etched script)"
— Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~19442.

Marks: **PHIL L** (with feather symbol); **PLC>** (sometimes with "T NATIVES"); **Phil Livingston** (etched script).

Family Links

• Part of the Livingston Navajo silversmithing family
• Related: Paul Livingston — see Paul Livingston
• Related: Rob Livingston — see Rob Livingston
• Related: Jason Livingston — see Jason Livingston
• Related: Jake Livingston (born Jacob Haloo Jr.; Navajo) — see Jacob Haloo (Jake Livingston)

References

• Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~19442.

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