Sharing my items is a great way to learn about the Native story. My goal is to meet and connect with you in a way that promotes our mutual interest in beautiful objects created by those who came well before us.
The James Compton Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Land Forms, the paintings of Robert R. Compton from September 13 to September 29. The artist, Robert R. Compton (1922– 2015) was a world-renowned field geologist who from an early age enjoyed the Great Outdoors and developed a passion for art, teaching himself how […]
Prehistoric Pueblo Shell Ornamentation Shells have been used for well over 2000 years in the Southwest by the ancient ones continuing up to modern Pueblo days. The early agricultural period (1200 B.C. to A.D. 150) saw the simplest use of shells by puncturing holes and stringing them on hide or hemp. These are shells that, […]
A Beautiful Hopi White Manta with Accents Ahkima Honyumptewa (Hopi) from Paagvavi in Third Mesa is the winner for SWAIA’s Santa Fe Indian Market for Best of Class in Textiles. Ahkima is both a painter and a weaver. I am very proud to sponsor this prize and it’s a personal one as mantas are one […]
For the first time the James Compton Gallery is sponsoring the winner for the 100 anniversary of the 2022 SWAIA (Southwestern Association For Indian Arts) in Classification IV – Textiles Best of Class. I am proud to contribute to the mastering of weaving and textile art. While my Gallery emphasis has been on historic textiles, […]
Clues Defining this Weaving as a Rio Grande Blanket A rare and unusual blanket came into my gallery. The blanket was brought to me as a pueblo weaving. I discovered with close inspection that it was a New Mexican Rio Grande blanket woven by Spanish Colonialists. The weaving is ancient in look and feel. The […]
I recently had an article about my gallery in the Antiques and the Arts Weekly publication in a section they did for the summer called “The Old West”. I am copying this article here with a few changes. Below is a view of Gran Quivira taken on a visit 2 weeks ago… a reminder of […]
Kent Williamson has joined my gallery for the better part of the summer. From June 26 through about Aug. 17 Kent will be displaying and selling some of his wonderful items in my gallery. He specializes in Plains Indian material as well as Western and American Frontier. We compliment each other in that my main […]
Things appear to be getting back on track after a 14 or so month hiatus due to the pandemic! Boy, the last year will be one I will never forget. I will be showing at the Cody Old West Show and Auction this weekend, July 26 through July 27. This will be the first show […]
A New Find I purchased these sandals not too long ago and they were claimed to have been found in a cave in Southern New Mexico. I called the auction house for more information, but none was available. I decided to purchase these mostly to cure my curiosity, but that still feels a long way […]
Our second online show will soon open at 1 PM this coming Thursday, January 14. It will run until 5 PM Monday, January 18. The website https://santafevirtual.com/ will have a link to the show, or you can go directly to the show page here: https://sfwintershow.getmansvirtual.com/ The show will represent over 50 dealers from the US […]
