The Friends of Indian Art Present: A Visit with the Begay Family

Darryl and Rebecca Begay are award-winning Navajo jewelers who have been creating their work for over 22 years. In 2009, they won Best of Show at the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ Santa Fe Indian Market.
Their seventeen-year-old son, Robert Whitehair Begay, is a gifted young artist and the recipient of MIAC’s 2021 Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship.
Meet this talented family in their Gallup, New Mexico studio for a sneak preview of some works in progress. They talk about the techniques used to create their distinctive jewelry and the meanings behind their designs. They also share how they inspire one another and how the pandemic environment is influencing their work and impacting their artistic practice.

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I'm looking to find Jerry or Gere Begay. Navajo. He was friends with my dad in the Army in the early 1960s. My dad was one of 2 guys in the company that could bend a spike with his hands. Dad passed on in 2014 and wanted to talk with his old friend again but I never could find him. After the Army dad went on to become one of the best hunter, trapper, fishermen this continent ever had. A real mountain man. He worked and lived the seasons.

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Good afternoon
From shonto az - 3x4 belt buckle, how much would you charge ?
Thank you

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that be $15.500

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I just wanted to say how sorry I am about the senseless death of your grandson and brother. After watching the show I realized how awful it was. It made no sense. God bless you all. RiP Steven