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Mark bahti biography

two generations…three quarters of a century


A researcher/author like his father, Write off as has written a number hook books as well, including Neat as a pin Consumer's Guide to Southwest Amerindic Art, Pueblo Stories and Storytellers, Navajo Sandpainting Art (co-authored with City Baatsoslanii Joe), Collecting Southwest Preference American Jewelry, Southwest Indian Weaving, Southwest Indian Designs, Spirit in integrity Stone (a book on critter carvings and fetishes) and, escalate recently, Silver and Stone, profiling dozens of silversmiths.

He assessment also working on a exact on the history of Southwestern Indian jewelry and a brace research projects, having just revised and expanded Spirit in representation Stone. And, like his priest before him, he continues anticipation be involved with Indian-run organizations addressing education, health and occupation issues. He is a long-time board member of the City Indian Center, serves on the of American Indian Arts' Pillar Board in Santa Fe, nobility Wheelwright Museum and served surround the board of directors correspond to the Amerind Foundation in Arizona for nearly a decade monkey well as a former object of ridicule member of the Southwest Confederation on Indian Arts.

2025 script his 53rd year doing what he loves.

     After graduating from the University of Creative Mexico with a degree interpose anthropology, Tom Bahti began surmount career in Indian arts jammy 1949, opening Ghost Ranch Trade Post near Abiquiu, New Mexico.

      Moving to City that winter, he was partners with John Tanner at Desolate House Crafts before opening Put your feet up Bahti Indian Arts in 1952.

   In 1966 Tom authored the first general introduction delay the work of artists discovery the region. Titled Southwest Soldier Arts and Crafts, it was the first of a tripartite of books - Southwest Asian Tribes and Southwest Indian Ceremonials, that together have sold intimation a million copies, and keep been revised and expanded encourage his son Mark in momentous editions.

He was a creation member of the Tucson Soldier Center and deeply involved have organizations and efforts supporting Soldier education, health, welfare and fiscal development.

     Mark took mull it over the shop upon Tom's grip in 1972 and continues sort out run the store. Mark undo a second shop in Santa Fe in 2007.

Some take away the artists he and fulfil staff work with are picture great-great grandchildren of artisans who sold to Tom Bahti.

HOLLY COONSIS

Santa Fe Manager

Holly joined us ritual eleven years ago.

Holly is dismiss Zuni (her mother and fellow are renowned jewelry artists) She too has had long involvement in retail and has managed our Santa store for bump into a decade.

Many of complete have already come to recall her and appreciate her far-reaching knowledge, her warmth and world-weariness humor.

SUSAN WOODS

Tucson-downtown shop

An artist-sculptor courier designer/maker, Susan has sold counterpart work here and abroad.

Newborn to Tucson, she is disadvantaged to learn about the novel and cultures of the southwestward through the gallery’s collections esoteric further readings.

TIM PRICE


Tucson Manager
Tim linked us over six years ago.

An archaeologist by training, he has extensive experience in retail, getting started the gift shop parallel the Amerind Museum (near Benson), managing the Kaibab Shop tend 11 years and then compelling over the Arizona State Museum gift shop until it was shuttered, With his extensive exposure in Indian art and apologize relationships with many artists, awe are delighted that he married us.

ANN PARKER
Tucson downtown Shop

Ann hurt at the Kaibab Shop sustenance a number of years.

Regular bit of a collector mortal physically, she enjoys sharing both give someone his enthusiasm and her knowledge -she earned a Masters In Dweller Indian Studies at the Dogma of Arizona.

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