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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0925 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| 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 | 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper entitled "Navajo Singers", depicting 4 Navajo men in single row, singing while one of them plays pueblo-style drum; Singers are drawn in black ink and are shown from knee-length height dressed in jeans, shirts, and shoulder blankets, all painted brown and blue and set against a blue watercolor wash background; Signature "R.C. Gorman '58" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.6, Length = 25.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0963 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Linoleum block print | |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0971 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| 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 | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper, showing two images of young Navajo woman preparing fry bread; At bottom woman is depicted standing while shaping dough into round tortilla shape; At top she is depicted kneeling and about to place bread in iron skillet resting on open fire; Figures are drawn in black ink and painted in flat watercolor wash of pink, brown, and yellow; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Painting was produced as card sent to Mr. and Mrs. Elkus; Inside, artist has written "Thank you for the lovely evening - R.C. Gorman, P.S. -- and have a wonderful, wonderful trip --" | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.8, Length = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1047 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| 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 | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Pen and ink and watercolor drawing entitled "Mother and Child" depicting Navajo woman, shown from waste up, cradling infant in her arms; Figures are sketched loosely in black ink and painted in flat wash of blue and purple watercolors, all against a watercolor wash in same colors; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink below woman's right hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.6, Length = 37.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1060 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Texas | |
| County | Harris | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Houston | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Oil paints on canvas; Pine | |
| Description | Oil painting on canvas, entitled "Enigma of the Canyon Walls", depicting a solitary Navajo woman carrying a pink parasol while walking up the dry stream bed in Canyon de Chelly; Sheer red sandstone canyon walls are depicted along the left and right sides of the scene as the stream bed meanders back and disappears behind other jutting formations; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in green paint among shrubbery depicted at base of right hand canyon wall; "R.C. Gorman '64, Houston, Tex." is printed on reverse of canvas; Title is printed on reverse of stretcher. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 30.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0009-0014 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California and New Mexico | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Serigraph titled “Canyon Harvest,†printed on white Rives BGK paper by Editions Press in San Francisco; Three Navajo women are shown together kneeling, with one in 3/4 profile, one in side profile, and the third with her back to the viewer; The two women in the front are both holding ears of corn; Artist’s signature and date “R C Gorman 1984†appear in lower left; edition number (175) appears in lower right along with Edition’s Press chop mark; Printer’s chop mark appears in lower center. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 148.6, Length = 97.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0009-0015 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California and New Mexico | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Serigraph titled “Navajo Mother and Child,†printed on Stonehenge white paper by Editions Press in San Francisco; Seated Navajo woman cradling an infant in her arms is shown; Woman is dressed in white skirt and coral-colored blouse; Artist’s signature “R. C. Gorman†appears in lower left; Edition’s Press chop mark appears in lower right. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 71.0, Length = 96.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0009-0016 |  |
| 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 titled “Lady with Pears,†printed on Arches Cover White paper by Hand Graphics Impressions in Santa Fe; Seated Navajo woman is shown holding several pears in her lap in a shawl, with several other pears at her feet, all printed in shades of brown; Artist’s signature and date “R. C. Gorman 1978†appear in lower left; “Hand Graphics Impression†appears in lower right; Blind stamp for Hand Graphics Impressions (Hand Graphics Ltd. with hand print) appear on revers in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.4, Length = 38.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2011-0009-0017 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Lithograph | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Taos | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Taos | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1989 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Lithograph titled “Red Concho,†printed on white paper by Taos Editions; Navajo woman is shown seated leaning on her left arm, with her body in side profile but her head turned to the viewer; She is dressed in pink skirt, pale purple blouse and a silver concho belt worn over a red belt; Woman is shown seated on a mauve-colored ground, against a blue background; Artist’s signature and date “R. C. Gorman 1989†are written in pencil in lower left corner, while edition number (81/300) is written in lower right corner; Artist’s blind stamp (RCG) and Taos Edition’s blind stamp (Taos Editions Ltd.) are printed on reverse in lower left and lower right corners, respectively. This serigraph was issued along with a limited edition book, R. C. Gorman, The Graphic Works, both in an edition of 300, of which this serigraph and accompanying book are #81. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.0, Length = 27.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0007-0001 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Lithograph | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Lincoln | |
| Other Geographic Data | Corona | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Lithograph on Arches Cover Buff paper, titled “Earth Child, State II†depicting a seated Navajo woman dressed in white skirt and pink blouse, shown holding a baby against her left shoulder; Woman is shown in 3/4 profile and the baby is shown in right profile; Only the woman’s face and hand and the baby’s face are drawn with any detail, while the remainder of the scene is depicted in just a few broad stroke; Artist’s signature and date (“R. C. Gorman 1979â€) are written in pencil in lower left corner, while edition number “12/75†is written in pencil in lower right corner on front; Artist’s chop mark (artist’s initials) and workshop’s chop marks (W) are blind stamped along bottom edge on reverse, and copyright symbol is stamped along bottom edge, with copyright date/number (79-110) written in pencil. This lithograph was published by Western Graphics Press of Corona, NM in an edition size of 1 Bon a Tirer impression, 2 Printer’s Proofs, 75 Artist’s Edition, 8 Artist’s Proofs, 15 Roman numbered impressions, 3 Presentation Proofs, 2 Record Impressions, 3 Trial Proofs, and 1 Color Trial Proof. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.0, Length = 57.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0007-0002 |  |
| 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 1978â€) 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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2015-0004-0003 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Lithograph | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Lithograph titled “Woman From Paris†(State I) showing a woman seated with her knees drawn up and her right hand resting on her right foot; She wears a red top which blends into a white skirt; Edition # 9/100, printed in 1979 by Atelier Mourlot, Paris, France (Ben Adams and Richard Newton, printers); Signed and dated on lower left, numbered on lower right; Copyright blind stamp on lower right reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 72.4, Length = 54.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0003-0001 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Untitled color etching on German copperplate Deluxe paper; Image depicts a woman sitting in partial profile, with feet folded in and legs bent to the side, hands clasped around her feet; Her face is turned to the left of the image, in full profile, while most of her torso is seen; A brown and beige striped textile covers her back and shoulders, over her red blouse; She wears a blue pendant earring in her left ear, and a long white ribbon ties back her grey hair in a knot at the nape of her neck; In the background and foreground are patches of various shades of grey, depicting the shadow she casts; The artist began this work in 1976, completing and marking it in 1977; Signed by the artist in lower left pencil “R.C. Gorman 1977†and “34/40†written in pencil lower right; Workshop chop: blind stamp on back lower left; “34/40†on lower right, “1977†lower left; From a limited edition of three states (1 bon à tirer, 2 printer’s proofs, 40 regular edition, 5 artist’s proofs, 5 hand publisher’s impressions, 7 trial proofs); Published by Hand Graphics, Ltd. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 67.4, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 57.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0003-0002 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Poster | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Taos | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Taos | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1987 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Color poster: “R.C. Gorman The Graphic Works (Chili Peppers)â€; Image depicts a woman sitting on the ground facing right in profile, with arms wrapped around bent left knee; In front of her extended right leg, in the foreground of image, is a basket of red and green chili peppers, with other peppers scattered on the ground around her; She wears a red shirt with an orange and green striped belt, and a flowing skirt of various shades of peach, pink, and purple; In her right ear she wears a blue pendant earring, and a long white ribbon ties her black hair back in a knot at the nape of her neck; Woman is shown seated on a dark purple ground, against a background of cloudy peach, which transitions to a light purple towards the top of the image; Signed by the artist in black ink lower right; Printed below image: “R.C. GORMAN: Chili Peppers. Reproduced from an original lithograph. Published by Taos Editions, Ltd., in association with Western Graphics Workshop, Inc. and Houston Fine Art Press. ©Copyright by Taos Editions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 79.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 69.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2021-0004-0001 | No Image
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| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Lithograph (“Corn Motherâ€) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Lithograph pretest proof of “Corn Motherâ€; Edition size of 70. This work is part of the Homage to Navajo Women Suite. â€Pretest #1†inscribed lower right. Signed by the artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 55.9, Length = 76.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2021-0004-0002 | No Image
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| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Lithograph (“Young Navajo Womanâ€) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Lithograph pretest proof of “Young Navajo Womanâ€; Edition size of 70. This work is part of the Homage to Navajo Women Suite. â€Pretest #1†inscribed lower right. Signed by the artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 50.8, Length = 69.8 | |
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