Rc Gorman "Noon" Ceramic Floor Vase, 1987

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RC Gorman (USA/ Navajo Nation 1931-2005)
Noon 1987
Hand cast ceramic
Limited edition 136/150.

Two thoughtful Navajo woman are posed … Read more RC Gorman (USA/ Navajo Nation 1931-2005)
Noon 1987
Hand cast ceramic
Limited edition 136/150.

Two thoughtful Navajo woman are posed on either side of this purple floor vase made by Greg Grycner and decorated by the great Southwestern artist RC Gorman. The women's heads, hands and feet are gloss glazed while the background is matte. Their bodies are suggested by sinuous incised lines.

MADE of hand cast ceramic, 1987.
MARKINGS: Signed and numbered by Gorman on lower edge, as shown. Signed and dated by Grycner on the bottom.
MEASURES 19" diameter x 26" tall

Good pre-owned condition. No breaks, cracks or repairs. There are scuff marks on the piece as seen in photos.

Rudolph Carl Gorman was dubbed the Picasso of Native American Artists by the New York Times and is probably the best known Southwestern artist of the latter 20th C.
Gorman was raised in a hogan on the Navajo Nation and began drawing at an early age. After he left high school, he served in the United States Navy before entering college, where he majored in literature and minored in art at Northern Arizona University. In 1958 he won a tribal council scholarship to study outside the United States and went to Mexico City College. He later studied art at San Francisco State University. He became a professional artist in 1963 when he had his first gallery show.
He was the only living artist included the Metropolitan Museum's "Masterworks from the Museum of the American Indian" exhibition, 1973. See less