Harvey Begay (born 1938)
Harvey Begay was encouraged by his father, Kenneth Begay the father of contemporary Navajo jewelry, to pursue jewelry making and to express his own style. Harvey stated, ‘My visual awareness is always absorbing contoured forms in buildings, in contemporary sculptural pieces, and in the centuries-old southwestern Indian motifs used on pottery and rugs.’ (Schaaf 2003:75). He has won numerous awards at Indian Market and has had his work exhibited at Indian Market, the Museum of Indian Art and Culture, Santa Fe, and at New York’s American Craft Museum.
Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. October 2006