James Rawn Lomay — Silversmith

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Overview

James Rawn Lomay (1965–) is a Hopi silversmith active since the 1980s working in contemporary, overlay, and fabricated jewelry. He is the son of Irvin Lomay and — through him — the grandson of Lewis Lomay (Lomayesva), the storied Hopi silversmith who trained under Ambrose Roanhorse and worked for years at Frank Patania's Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe. James Rawn continues a family silversmithing tradition spanning three documented generations. His mark is a decorated or enclosed "J L" — the exact surround is OCR-degraded in the corpus.

Living artist; extra care taken for accuracy.

The Mark

"James Rawn Lomay(_1965-; Hopi).Active s!nce 1980s. Contemporary; overlay; fabricated jewelry. Son of Irvin Lomay of lew,s Lomay. Ma~; J L(,mh a soak, botwooo tho lotto,s) Lewis Lomay (lomayesva) (c.1915-1996; Hopi). Active 1930s-1996. Artist and silversmith. Overlay; fabricated. Silver, gold; jewelry, flatware; set stones; A student of Ambrose Roanhorse, he ''.'.orked for ~any years as a silversmith at Frank Patania's Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, NM. He also worked at the Rainbow Man in Santa Fe, NM, circa 1960s-1970s. He opened his own shop in Santa Fe (Hopi Indian Silver). F"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~19636.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: J L [OCR: mark appears enclosed/decorated; "(_mh a soak, botwooo tho lotto,s)" is unreadable OCR noise].

Family Links

• Son of Irvin Lomay. See Irvin Lomay.
• Grandson of Lewis Lomay (via Irvin Lomay). See Lewis Lomay.

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~19636.

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