A Guide to the Best of Southern California : CATALOGUES : The Sundance Kid Strikes Again

AT A TIME when society seems to move us further from some basic rhythms of our heritage and environment, we are pleased to offer products that remind us of both.” So reads a line from Robert Redford in his Spring, 1990, Sundance catalogue. Many of the items in the catalogue’s collection are Sundance exclusives, and most are carved, crafted, forged, woven, stamped, dyed and painted by hand by local craftspeople, including members of the Navajo, Tarahumara and Huichol Indian tribes.

The Southwestern look dominates--in everything from sterling-silver collar tips and jewelry, stoneware and pottery, Navajo-rug-design note pads, artwork and furniture, including a custom-crafted headboard of natural bird’s-eye maple inlaid with ebony and green-stained poplar, and a Navajo sand-painting table.

The Sundance catalogue, like the Institute itself, is named after Sundance General Store proprietor Robert Redford’s character in the classic 1969 picture, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Also like the Institute, the catalogue is dedicated to emerging artists in all media, and a portion of the proceeds from sales goes toward the development of new talent in the arts and helping to preserve the environment.

The Sundance catalogue is available by telephone; call (800) 422-2770.