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Native American art gallery in Salt Lake City closing, as artists seek new ways to sell their work

“Very thin walls, very detailed,” Dunn said, pointing out the intricate design. “The movement [of the colors], like a cloud or the wind.”

Dunn, owner of TP Gallery on downtown Salt Lake City’s Main Street, has specialized in selling Native American artwork — jewelry, rugs, pottery, beadwork and paintings — for 44 years. That streak is ending soon, because Dunn has been told by his landlord that the building is being renovated, and he has until the end of the year to move out.

Dunn — who wouldn’t give his age — has been liquidating the stock in his gallery, and when that’s gone, he’s not planning to reopen somewhere else.