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Charles Loloma

Hopi jeweler/metalsmith and artist; full name Charles Sequevya Loloma. Trained in pottery at the School for American Craftsmen (then at Alfred University, later RIT). Earlier taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe. Deceased 1991.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1921, Hotevilla on Third Mesa, Arizona

Now (checked 2026)

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Charles Loloma

Current role
Hopi jeweler/metalsmith and artist; full name Charles Sequevya Loloma. Trained in pottery at the School for American Craftsmen (then at Alfred University, later RIT). Earlier taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe. Deceased 1991.

Status
Deceased

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Loloma

Training

Undergraduate	Phoenix Indian School · ? to 1940 ?
Graduate	School for American Craftsmen/Rochester Institute of Technology · 1945 to 1948

Lineage

Taught at

Arizona State University · 1954 to 1958Baltimore Jewelry Center · 1959 to 1961Jewel Envy · 1954 to 1958University of Arizona · 1959 to 1961

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Loloma https://kinggalleries.com/brand/loloma-charles-1921-1991/https://www.medicinemangallery.com/blogs/biographies/charles-loloma-1921-1991-biography https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/Charles_Loloma_1921_1991_Hopi25332325

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