Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0963 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Linoleum block print ("Navajo Girl") | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | San Francisco | |
Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Block print on paper | |
Description | Linoleum block print on white paper, entitled "Navajo Girl" depicting head of Navajo girl in 3/4 profile, with her hair pulled back and tied in traditional Navajo "chongo" and wearing "jacloh" earrings; Image is printed in black ink; Signature "R.C. Gorman '64", title "Navajo Girl", and edition number "4/10" are printed in pencil along lower edge; Print enclosed in pink paper folio inscribed on front cover, "Kesh-mish" [Christmas]. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.7, Length = 22.9 |