Rudolph Carl Gorman "Noon" Limited Edition Vase Signed R C Gorman, 1987

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A large ceramic limited edition vase by Rudolph Carl Gorman titled "Noon", dating from 1987. Hand-painted in purple and white, … Read more A large ceramic limited edition vase by Rudolph Carl Gorman titled "Noon", dating from 1987. Hand-painted in purple and white, with a seated woman in a southwestern style. Signed "RC Gorman, and numbered 136/150, to the lower left of the figure.

Rudolph Carl Gorman was born on July 26, 1931, in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, raised in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation. Gorman became one of the Southwest's most famous and celebrated late 20th-century 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. He abandoned the name "Rudolph" and signed his artwork with the initials R.C.

In 1973 the Metropolitan Museum of Art included a number of his works in an exhibition on Native American Art, and in 1986 Harvard University honored Gorman for his "notable contributions to American art and Native American culture". His admirers included Andy Warhol, who painted Gorman on several occasions, and who was among the many celebrities who collected his art. Gorman was also the author of a series of
popular cookbooks. He died on November 3, 2005, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See less