Sterling with turquoise - signed
Charles Johnson is a Native American silversmith known for sterling silver rings and jewelry, often set with turquoise and inlay work.
Born in 1948, Johnson began learning inlay work at age 14 and silversmithing a year later from his parents. He comes from a multi-generational family of silversmiths, with five generations on his mother’s side and two on his father’s side. He is of Navajo (Diné), Sioux, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole descent.
2010
Size 10 3/4"
48.2 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, NM
Sterling with turquoise - signed
Charles Johnson is a Native American silversmith known for sterling silver rings and jewelry, often set with turquoise and inlay work.
Born in 1948, Johnson began learning inlay work at age 14 and silversmithing a year later from his parents. He comes from a multi-generational family of silversmiths, with five generations on his mother’s side and two on his father’s side. He is of Navajo (Diné), Sioux, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole descent.
2010
Size 10 3/4"
48.2 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, NM
