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Catalog Number

 CAS 2017-0003-0001   CAS 2017-0003-0001; Etching (untitled)
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Etching (untitled)
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 ? 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

Catalog Number

 CAS 2017-0003-0002   CAS 2017-0003-0002; Poster (?Chili Peppers?)
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Poster (?Chili Peppers?)
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)?; 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
Catalog Number CAS 2017-0003-0003   CAS 2017-0003-0003; Poster
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Poster
Culture Luise?o
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Fritz Scholder (1937-2005)
Date of Manufacture 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Color poster: ?Scholder Collects Scholder University of Santa Clara de Saisset Art Gallery October 10 - November 27, 1975?; Image depicts a man standing in partial profile, facing left, wearing a floor-length headdress of white and black feathers and holding a staff in his right hand, with raised and slightly extended forearm; He wears a purple and red shirt, long black pants with a white stripe down the left leg, and purple shoes with white stripes; His face is not visible, being in apparent deep shadow; Background of image is a light brown, with faint shadows of purple and red radiating out from the back of his headdress, chest, lower right leg, and left foot; Signed in plate, lower left; Signed and dated ?10.9.77? by the artist in pen lower right.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 62.7, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 77.7
Catalog Number CAS 2017-0003-0004   CAS 2017-0003-0004; Poster
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Poster
Culture Luise?o
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Fritz Scholder (1937-2005)
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Color poster: ?Santa Fe Festival of the Arts October 7-22, 1977?; Image consists of background of primarily beige with the upper 1/3 a bright blue, suggesting a dessert landscape; In the foreground a man stands facing forward, left arm bent across his chest and holding a blue blanket around the left side of his body; The blue blanket covers him almost entirely, with only hair, face, and left foot visible; His black hair flows out to his right; Black shadows obscure his right side, suggesting a shadow cast by the blanket blowing in wind; His shadow can be seen in the lower right corner of the image; Image is very similar to the artist?s 1973 ?Santa Fe Indian? although that piece is the opposite configuration, with the shadow on the figure?s left side, and variations in color; Signed in plate, lower left; Signed and dated ?10.9.77? by the artist in pen lower right.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 63.3, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 81.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 2017-0003-0005   CAS 2017-0003-0005; Poster
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Poster
Culture Luise?o
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Fritz Scholder (1937-2005)
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Color poster of painting titled ?Indian Power?; Image depicts an unclothed man in vibrant orange, astride a bright purple horse, in profile facing right; His right arm is raised in a fist, covering his face, while his left grasps a handful of the horse?s black mane; Horse?s head is bowed, mouth slightly open, and appears to be galloping; The man?s hair flows out behind him in two black braids, further depicting the movement of the scene; Man and horse are shown against a solid bright blue background; Signed in plate, upper right; Signed and dated ?10.9.77? by the artist in pen lower right.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 73.4, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 62.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 2017-0003-0006   CAS 2017-0003-0006; Serigraph
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Serigraph
Culture Absaroke (Crow)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Earl Biss (1947-1998)
Date of Manufacture 1979
Collection Name N/A
Materials
Description Serigraph entitled ?Ladies in the Morning Sun?; Image depicts four women on horses against a primarily light blue background; Slightly left of center, a rising sun is depicted by a bright orange disk, encircled in shades of red and pink, above thick bands of pink and orange; Two women face the sun, with only the back of their heads and backs visible; Two other women are shown in profile, facing right, with their faces lacking detail; All four the women wear beige textiles across their shoulders and backs, accented by designs in blue, yellow, and red; The bodies of the horses are primarily black, but are slightly obscured by various accents of pink, purple, orange that cover the bottom 1/3 of the image, depicting the colors of the sunrise; Title written in pencil lower center; From a limited edition of 60; Dated ? 79? ? and signed by the artist in blue pencil in upper right; Numbered ?45/60? in pencil, lower left; Published by P&M Graphics.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 73.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 55.8
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