Herman Vandever
born 1964 Navajo Nation
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1899 Messina, Italy - 1964 Tucson, Arizona
1891 Vincennes, Indiana – 1942 Boston, Massachusetts
BiographyHerman Vandever was born on January 28, 1964. His family is well-known for their silversmithing and he began working with silver in 1989. He turns traditional methods into contemporary styles with fine, natural stones, coral and even sea shell. He often makes his own ingot silver jewelry by melting his silver to roll it out into handmade sheet silver.
