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Catalog Number

CAS 2013-0007-0002   CAS 2013-0007-0002; Etching
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Etching
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Etching on white Arches paper titled “Woman with Pot, State II,” depicting a kneeling Navajo woman in left profile, wearing a plain blouse and skirt, both in shades of brown; Located just behind the woman is a large spherical ceramic jar with black and white designs; Artist’s signature and date (“R. C. Gorman 1978”) is written in pencil along lower left edge, next to the artist’s blind-stamped chop mark (artist’s initials); Edition number (Trial Proof) is written in pencil along lower right edge, next to workshop’s blind-stamped chop mark (hand print). This engraving was printed by Hand Graphics in Santa Fe, NM in an edition that included 2 Printer’s Proofs, 20 Roman numbered impressions, 4 Trial Proofs, 6 Trial Proofs, and 7 Hand Graphic Impressions.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 65.6, Length = 56.9