Tue, Oct 06
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
William Matthews, Bolo
Foreword by Lyle Lovett. A celebration of a unique American art form, this volume showcases more than 500 bolo pieces, many of which have never been published, alongside photographs of cultural icons wearing them.
Date, Time & Location
Oct 06, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
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Pre-order Bolo: Design, Style, Heritage ($95.00, hardcover, publishes September 29) online from CW or call the store (505) 988-4226.
With origins in the American Southwest more than one hundred years ago, the bolo tie is a handcrafted form of jewelry that can take many forms, embracing motifs from nature, animals, and geometry. Some bolos are quite simple—stunning pieces of engraved silver—others ornate and opulent, with inlaid mosaics and intricate designs of precious gems and stones.
But while bolos embody the heritage and style of the American West, they are also customized to become powerful forms of self-expression. These art pieces have long captured the attention of artists, musicians, and style-forward individuals, and photographs include American icons showing many different ways to look good in a bolo—Bob Dylan wearing a turquoise-studded bear claw bolo or Bob Weir in his peyote bird bolo,…