The Heard Museum is pleased to announce its forthcoming exhibition, Southwest Silverwork, 1850-1940, opening on February 19. This original exhibition, curated by Robert Bauver, illustrates the evolution of Diné (Navajo), Pueblo, and Zuni silver jewelry spanning nearly a century from its earliest years in the middle of the 19th century, through the decades prior to World War II. The installation showcases 150 unique silverworks from the Heard Museum’s permanent collection, including concho belts, bridles, bracelets, bow guards, earrings, and squash blossom necklaces, all of which demonstrate stylistic and technical advances evident in jewelry made in the Southwest.
The exhibition includes works by Juan Dideos (Zuni) and additional Zuni artists Leekya Deyuse, Leo Poblano, and Della Casa Appa. The exhibit will indicate how to accurately date Southwestern silverwork and where pieces fit in a chronological history of Indigenous artistic production.
February 19, 2022, through October 31, 2022
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum, a private nonprofit organization, has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world-class exhibitions, educational programming and unmatched festivals. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective as well as exhibitions that showcase the beauty and vitality of traditional and contemporary art. The Heard Museum is supported, in part, by the generosity of Heard Museum members and donors, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. In association with the Smithsonian, the Heard Museum is part of a select group of museums and cultural, educational and arts organizations that share the Smithsonian’s resources with the nation.
