Beverly Miller: Daughter of Trader Clay Lockett - Epi 241, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

One of the great things about this podcast is I get to go down memory lane with people that have these insane historical interactions and today that person is Beverly Miller. Her father was Clay Lockett. Now, Clay is this amazingly complex, interesting man who was an archeologist, had a doctorate in anthropology, and was a well-known Indian trader. He ran the Museum of Northern Arizona's trading post inside the gift shop from 1965 until his death in 1984.

Lockett also owned Cloud World by Maynard Dixon, one of the most important works Dixon ever painted. He knew Jimmy K, the Hopi Carver, and painter Harrison Begay. I mean, it's just a litany of histories, important individuals that dealt in Native American art or associated with the Museum of Northern Arizona. 

Beverly herself has an interesting backstory. In this podcast, she shares memories of meeting Maynard Dixon and other important figures in the Western/Native American art scene during her childhood. Beverly and her late husband also played a big role in real estate development in Sedona in the early seventies and eighties. 

I've been wanting to have her on for the longest time because she has a wealth of knowledge and these things can be fleeting. With that in mind, I tried to discuss some of the things that could be important down the line. 

You'll love this podcast. I know had a great time. Beverly Miller on episode 241 of Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.