Jimmy Herald — Navajo Silversmith
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Jimmy Herald is a Navajo silversmith working in the classic style, using file work, set stones, rings, bracelets, and watch tips. He was a silversmith at Frank Patania's shop in 1975 — a significant workshop context, as Patania's Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe was one of the influential training grounds for mid-century Southwestern silver work.
He is the father of Jimmy Herald, Jr., who also became a Navajo silversmith and worked at Frank Patania's Thunderbird Shop, continuing the family tradition. Jimmy Herald, Jr.'s style is described as modern; his mark uses the same JH conjoined initials with the addition of a "J" for "junior."
The Mark
""J H (conjoined)" — Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~15851."
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~15851.
Father and son share the JH conjoined base mark. Jimmy Herald, Jr.'s mark is additionally documented as "J HJ conjoined" — the second J denoting his junior status.
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- Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~15851.