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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0003-0002 | |
| 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 | |