Ruddell and Nancy Laconsello
Ruddell and Nancy Laconsello are a husband and wife team of Diné–Zuni jewelers working in lapidary arts, inlay and silver work. Nancy Haloo Laconsello is A:shiwi (Zuni) and was born in 1952; and Ruddell is Diné (Navajo) and was born in 1959.[1]
Work
Nancy learned lapidary and inlay from her father, Jake Haloo, starting in 1972.[2] The Laconsellos have been making jewelry together since 1976. In general, Nancy does the stone and shell inlay, and Ruddell does the silver-working.[3][1] They are known for their finely detailed pictorial, channel inlay in stone and shell.[4]
Collections
Their works can be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum,[4] the National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution,[3] the School for Advanced Research's Indian Arts Research Center Collection,[1][5] among other venues.
References
- 1 2 3 Kolar, Miriam. "Bolo Tie Highlights: An IARC Collection Reflection". Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Artwork by Ruddell and Nancy Laconsello". Savvy Collector. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Brooch/Pendant: Rudell Laconsello, A:shiwi (Zuni), b. 1959 and Nancy Laconsello, A:shiwi (Zuni), b. 1952". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Bracelet: Ruddell and Nancy Laconsello". British Museum. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Bolo tie". School for Advanced Research. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
Further reading
- Jacka, Lois Essary, and Jerry Jacka (photographer). "Southwest Indian Jewelry". American Indian Art Magazine, vol. 18, no. 4 (autumn 1993)
- 1952 births
- 1959 births
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- Native American jewellers
- 20th-century American artists
- Artists from New Mexico
- Zuni jewelers
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