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Photographer:
Karsh , Yousuf, 1908-2002  Search this
Names:
Gorman, R. C. (Rudolph Carl), 1932-2005  Search this
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Culture:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1981-1993
Summary:
This collection contains 3 photographs depicting Diné (Navajo) artist R.C. Gorman and one poster depicting his artwork.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains 3 photographs depicting artist R.C. Gorman [Diné (Navajo)] and 1 poster advertisting an exhibit of his work in 1993.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in 1 oversize box.
Biographical / Historical:
Diné (Navajo) artist R.C. (Rudolph Carl) Gorman was born in Chinle, Arizona in 1931. His father Carl Gorman was also an artist and as well as a Navajo code talker in World War II. After serving in the U.S. Navy and studying art and literature at Northern Arizona University, R.C. received a Navajo Tribal Council scholarship to study art at Mexico City College in 1958. It was there that Gorman was introduced to the works of Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, which would later influence own artwork. Later Gorman moved to Taos, New Mexico and opened the first Native-owned fine art gallery in 1968. Best known for his imagery depicting Navajo women, Gorman's work is held in the collections of many national museums including the National Museum of the American Indian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz. Gorman died in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Separated Materials:
This collection also includes R.C. Gorman 13 artworks held in NMAI's object collection, catalog numbers 270169-270181.
Provenance:
Gift of Mrs. Tracy Fontaine Evans.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish the Yousuf Karsh photographs must be directed to his estate directly.
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Yousuf Karsh photographs of R.C. Gorman, NMAI.AC.310, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.310
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Yousuf Karsh photographs of R.C. Gorman
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4100f74c9-d066-4725-8974-e8bfec41f067
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-310