Probably the most famous student of Dorothy Dunn, founder of
the Studio School, which began the Institute of American Indian Art
in Santa Fe, Harrison Begay (Haashké yah Níyá or "Wandering Boy")
was born on the Navajo Reservation in 1917 at Whitecone, Arizona.
We have been visiting and shopping at Toh-Atin for over twenty years. Always loved visiting with Jackson and his mother. We would spend hours gathering information on rugs, jewelry, and baskets- what a tremendous inventory. Everyone was so knowledgeable. We have so many memorable pieces. Jackson asked my husband, " How often do you get compliments on your tie?" We bought a very nice bolo! :)
We had just seen and visited with Jackson two weeks earlier and were so saddened and shocked to hear of his passing. What a loss to friends, family, and community. Our deepest condolences to his family and to the staff.