ARIZONA HIGHWAYS T
his magazine is a treasury of information and beautiful pictures. The subject matter is focused on Arizona of course but not limited to that state. There have been many informative articles on Native American art over the years. This is by no means a complete list, but the most useful ones in my experience. The special issues from 1974 are gorgeous. By then the magazine had some great photographers and the photos tend to be larger and cleaner than in the early years. One complaint I have is the lack of information in the captions. Often there is no mention of the artists, which is something I always wish to know. In jewelry the captions are more likely to identify traders and collections than the artists. These are my favorites. JULY 1947—In an article titled “A Pueblo of Pageantry,” a couple of paragraphs are devoted to Zuni jewelry, giving most of the credit to the women. This is ironic because at that time C. G. Wallace was saying few women worked on jewelry. The article does mention inlays of katsinas so that was being done quite early. There is a famous photo of Della Casa Appa who first appeared in a BIA magazine, Indians at Work in 1940.
1947 AN OFTEN PUBLISHED PHOTO OF DELLA APPA AUGUST 1952-This is the issue with the cover featuring the remarkable thunderbird inlay by Leo Poblano. The six-page piece has two pages of color photographs, but they are small and uncaptioned. The first illustrations of Old Man Leekya drilling beads followed by a color photo of Della Casa Appa again. The second page of color photographs has nine images, so they are rather small. Bottom center of that page shows the first identified piece by Daisy Hooee (Poblano at the time) Someone had it set on a silver box. The text pretty much follows the trail of clichés. Back cover shows Daisy and two other Olla Maidens.
AUGUST 1952
JULY 1947
JUNE 1971—The entire wonderful issue is devoted to Hopi dolls. There is no identification of individual carvings or carvers.
JUNE 1971
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 1974
POLIK MANA-BUTTERFLY KATSINA
CAROLINE WAIKANEWA SQUASH
JANUARY 1974—Featuring the cover of the buffalo skull encrusted with turquoise, the first of the special issues on Native art. Features the great photography associated with this magazine, but the captions are more likely to identify galleries and collection than makers. One treat is the full- page photo of an openwork cluster necklace by the relatively unknown Caroline Waikaniwa. Identifies the most famous turquoise mines.
FEBRUARY 1974
