{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-2477","title":"Frank Yellowhorse(1933-2020) Navajo sterling silver Multi-stone intarsia inlay b","description":"Frank Yellowhorse(1933-2020) Navajo sterling silver Multi-stone intarsia inlay\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;bib necklace. This is an older c1970's Frank Yellowhorse hallmark that is\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;misidentified by some as Frank Yazzie which makes no sense, this is obviously\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Frank Yellowhorse's work. The legitimate galleries have pieces with this\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;hallmark attributed to Frank Yellowhorse c1970's.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Side arms are 4\" x 5\/8\" each, drop center is 2 1\/8\" x 1 3\/8\". Chain is approx\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;16\", so 24\" total length. 79.2 grams.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Frank Yellowhorse\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;NATIVE AMERICAN - DINÉ (NAVAJO), 1933 - 2020\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Navajo artist and businessman Frank Yellowhorse (1933-2020). Yellowhorse was a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Korean War veteran, silversmith, and owner of the famed Chief Yellowhorse\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Trading Post on Route 66 in Lupton, Arizona. Although the trading post started\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;in the 1950s, Frank and his brother learned to sell as kids, at their parents'\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;roadside stand offering Navajo rugs and petrified wood. Today if you google\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"Frank Yellowhorse,\" chances are you will see a photo of him in traditional\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Navajo attire, including headband and gray hair in a ponytail bun, and you might\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;even find a portrait of him painted by a fine artist who was smitten when\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;stopping in at the trading post. And most likely you will see his name\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;frequently mentioned in reference to having taught his award-winning son Alvin\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;how to make jewelry. Alvin is a multiple blue-ribbon winner at Santa Fe Indian\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Market and is represented by major art galleries worldwide; Alvin's pieces\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;regularly sell for upwards of $9000! Indeed, Alvin had an amazing teacher in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;father Frank, who was a renowned artist in his own right. While his jewelry\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;doesn't command quite at the same prices as son Alvin, the elder Yellowhorse's\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;works are highly collectible nonetheless.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399964147928,"sku":"18080666764_91E5","price":1185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/frank-yellowhorse1933-2020-navajo-sterling-silver-multi-stone-intarsia-inlay-bestate-fresh-austin-949768.png?v=1757946374","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/ja\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-2477","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}