Bryceson Pinto
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Overview
Bryceson Pinto is a Zuni painter and silversmith. Hougart documents his work as figural inlay with many avian motifs, in various materials, with carved designs. He is the son of Shirley Benn (not yet in the directory).
He collaborated and shared signatures with his former wife, Andrea Pinto.
Collector's caution: Both documented marks are shared signatures — "Bryceson & Andrea Pinto" and "B & A Pinto," etched in script. Per Andrea Pinto's own entry, she continued crafting their designs after the divorce, so a shared signature does not by itself settle which hand made the piece, or when. Read the signature together with the work's design and any provenance before attributing.
The Mark
"Bryceson Pinto (Zuni). Painter and silversmith. Figural inlay; many avian motifs. Various materials, carved designs. Collaborated and shared signatures with his former wife Andrea Pinto. Son of Shirley Benn. Marks: Bryceson & Andrea Pinto (etched script); B & A Pinto (etched script) [marks line partially reassembled — scan fragments]"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), entry at approx. scan line 23407.
The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: Bryceson & Andrea Pinto (etched script); B & A Pinto (etched script) — shared signatures with former wife Andrea Pinto.
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry at approx. scan line 23407.
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