Books

1,200 Artist Biographies Volume Five in his American Indian Art Series, this book catalogues 1,200 artists with brief biographies and descriptions of their work. This can be used as a reference or to learn about specific American Indian artists. By Gregory Schaaf CIAC Press, 2003 Hardback, 342 pages

This amazingly comprehensive book tells you all you could want to know about turquoise, tracking it history, production, lore and more from the American Southwest to the remote mountains of China. Beautiful photographs show the gem in every form, from veins in a mine through the stages of cutting and grading to the finished products – shimmering cabochons, luscious jewelry and fascinating carvings. This book is indispensible for any serious collector of Native American jewelry. By Joe Dan & Joe P. Lowry Gibbs Smith, 2010 Hardback, 256 pages

With more than 350 color photographs, this book presents a fascinating design history of Southwestern American Indian rings from pre-contact to the present time. It not only features works of Navajo and Pueblo artists, but also incorporates those of Apache, Northern Cheyenne and Sonoran Desert Native artists. By Paula A. Baxter Schiffer Publishing, 2011 Hardbook, 160 pages

This book begins with brief chapters on the general qualities and origins of turquoise and leads into chapters filled with color photographs of jewelry, sculpture and uncut stones. By Mark P Block Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2007 Paperback, 160 pages