R.C. Gorman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, 1931-2005
Rudolph Carl Gorman was an American artist, born on July 26, 1931, in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. He was raised in a traditional hogan, on the Navajo Reservation. He became one of the Southwest USA's most famous and celebrated Native American artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. Referred to as the Picasso of American Indian Artists by The New York Times, his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics and stone lithography. In 1973, the Metropolitan Museum of Art included several Rudolph’s works in an exhibition on Native American art and in 1986, Harvard University honored him for his notable contributions to American art and Native American culture. His admirers included Andy Warhol, who painted him on several occasions and who was among the many celebrities, who collected his art. He was also the author of a series of popular cookbooks. Gorman died on November 3, 2005, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Artist: R.C. Gorman
"March to Bosque Redondo" Abstract Modern Figure Drawing of the Navajo People
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract modern figurative drawing by Native American artist R.C. Gorman. The work features a large group of faceless figures representing the Navajo people who were forcefully remov...
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1960s Modern R.C. Gorman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Untitled
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
UNTITLED
charcoal on paper unique
©1969 R.C. Gorman
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1960s Contemporary R.C. Gorman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
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Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL
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2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
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Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA
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Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
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1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
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Past Present & Future Company
Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler
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“Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014
“Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011
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“Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010
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