Bid Smart: Charles Loloma transformed Native American jewelry

This circa-1975 ironwood cuff bracelet by Charles Loloma achieved $80,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Santa Fe Art Auction and LiveAuctioneers.

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This circa-1975 ironwood cuff bracelet by Charles Loloma achieved $80,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Santa Fe Art Auction and LiveAuctioneers.
This circa-1975 ironwood cuff bracelet by Charles Loloma achieved $80,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Santa Fe Art Auction and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — More than three decades after his death, Charles Loloma’s transcendent jewelry continues to influence jewelry design and attract new fans. Actor Lily Gladstone wore a Loloma ring set with coral, lapis, sugilite and turquoise on the October 2023 cover of British Vogue that highlights Native American designers.

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Charles Loloma designs featured at Hindman’s Native American jewelry sale, July 13

 

Charles Loloma Lander turquoise and 18K gold ring, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Charles Loloma Lander turquoise and 18K gold ring, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

CINCINNATI – Hindman will present an impressive range of jewelry by early and contemporary master Native American artists in its Thursday, July 13 Native American Jewelry auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. The sale will be anchored by a strong group of Hopi jewelry by internationally renowned designer Charles Loloma (1921-1991). With more than 200 lots, an assortment of Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and Pueblo necklaces, rings, concha belts and earrings crafted by leading designers such as Preston Monongye, Julian Lovato, Lewis Lomay and Denise Wallace are also among sale highlights. Significant collections include John and Doris Curran of Indiana and the Smith collection of Arizona.

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Oscar Howe triumphed twice at John Moran’s Art of the American West sale

Oscar Howe, ‘Camte Waste, No No Wa (‘Good Heart Forever’),’ $325,000. Image courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers
Left, Oscar Howe, ‘Camte Waste, No No Wa (‘Good Heart Forever’),’ $325,000; Right, Oscar Howe, ‘Koda, Nape Ciuza (‘Friend, I Shake Your Hand’),’ $225,000. Images courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers
Left, Oscar Howe, ‘Camte Waste, No No Wa (‘Good Heart Forever’),’ $325,000; Right, Oscar Howe, ‘Koda, Nape Ciuza (‘Friend, I Shake Your Hand’),’ $225,000. Images courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers‘ June 6 Art of the American West sale brought phenomenal results, specifically in the fine art category. The star of the show was the Native American artist Oscar Howe, who is best known for his innovative and expressive depictions of traditional Dakota culture and mythology. He had two works in the sale. Each earned six-digit bids, but one achieved a new world action record for the artist at $325,000. Other standouts included a Navajo Late Classic child’s blanket, a sculpture by Allan House, Native American pottery and Hopi and Pueblo jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.

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Museum of Art & Design places craft front and center

Viola Frey, ‘Group Series: Questioning Woman 1,’ 1988
Viola Frey, ‘Group Series: Questioning Woman 1,’ 1988

NEW YORK – Once at the margins of the art world, today craft is front and center in art galleries, museums, and fairs, widely recognized for its expressive potential and cultural significance. On view at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) from May 22 to February 13, 2022, “Craft Front & Center” brings together more than 70 iconic and lesser-known works, assembled from the eclectic richness of the Museum’s permanent collection to highlight key touchpoints in craft’s history that have led to the current moment.

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