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 R. C. GORMAN
Original Lithograph
"WILD FLOWERS"
This lithograph is numbered and signed 108/224 of a Limited Edition. The signature, date and number are handwritten in silver marker on the lithograph. There is an embossed W and also the artist's mark is embossed RCG.
Artist Bio:
R.C. Gorman (1932- 2005)-
Rudolph Carl Gorman, a native American, was born in Chinle, Arizona. During his early years he lived in a hogan and had little experience with the world beyond the Navajo reservation. He was raised by his grandmother who ignited his ambition by recounting Navajo legends and by acquainting him with his artistic ancestors. In 1958 he received the first scholarship ever given by the Navajo tribe for study outside the United States. At Mexico City College, Gorman had exposure to the artists Rivera, Siqueiros, and Tamayo, who inspired him to change the direction of his art. He also met Jose Sanchez, a master printer, and, under his direction, made his first lithographs. Gorman has had more than twenty one-man shows and participated in thirty group shows, including the exhibit Masterworks of the American Indian held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (he was the only living artist represented). That museum is one of fourteen American art institutions to include his work in their collections. Many persons have been fascinated by the fact that he, an Indian artist, became famous in the white man's world with some calling him the "Picasso of Indian artists". Of this kind of attention, he said: "I wish people would quit pushing my being Indian.
Dimensions: 36" x 28"
Condition: This lithograph is in a very good (near mint) condition.
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