Tim Guerro — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark of Tim Guerro (Navajo) — photographed by T.Skies

Tim Guerro's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

Tim Guerro is a Navajo silversmith who works in stamp work and nugget styles, producing crosses and pins.

The Work

Guerro's documented output includes stamp-worked pieces and nugget-style jewelry, with crosses and pins among his known forms. Nugget work — setting large, irregular turquoise nuggets in silver mountings — is a traditional Navajo style associated with the trading-post era and informal production. The combination of stamp work and nugget work places Guerro in the classic bench-silversmith tradition.

The Guerro Family

Tim Guerro is one of several Navajo silversmiths in the Guerro family documented by Hougart. The family includes: Arny Guerro (mark: AMY GUERRO), Flora Guerro (mark: FG), Frank Guerro (set stones, applique, animal claws; marks F. G. and "Made by Frank Guerro"), Fred Guerro (deceased; stamp- and file-work, shadowbox, set stones; marks F.G., FRED G., and Fred Guerro in etched script), Fred Guerro Jr. (son of Fred; active since 1990s; mark: F G JR), an unnamed member (mark: G G), Juan Guerro (active since 1970s; marks J. GUERRO and JUAN GUERRO), Phillip Guerro (active until 2016; traditional, set stones, cabochons, bracelets, buckles, necklaces; mark: PTG, possibly marked for the Navajo Arts & Crafts Guild), and Toni Guerro (active 1970s–1993; marks T. GUERRO, TONI GUERRO, TONY GUERRO NAVAJO). Tim and Toni Guerro appear sequentially in Hougart's listing, suggesting they may be related but no family relationship is explicitly stated in the entry text.

The mark

Mark: TIM GUERRO (Hougart 5e, p. 131).

What is known

Hougart provides a brief entry: Navajo, stamp work, nuggets, crosses, pins, mark TIM GUERRO. No birth year, active period, or award history is recorded. No entry found in any other corpus book.

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References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (Hougart 5e), p. 131 (printed): "Tim Guerro (Navajo). Stamp work; nuggets; crosses, pins. Mark: TIM GUERRO"