About the Artist

Johnny Mike Begay was a Navajo jeweler active in the mid 20th century, until 1976. Specializing in flat work and boxes, he smithed for the White Hogan in Scottsdale. He showed at Santa Fe Indian Market in 1976. His work was featured in the 2002 exhibit "Jewels of the Southwest" at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico.