RC Gorman (1932-2005) Native American, Lithograph, Navajo Rug. Torn Arches Paper. Signed R.C. Gorman, Edition: Printers Proot, (EPP). Gorman did a series of 4 "Homage to Spider Woman" lithographs. R C Gorman is known for Abstract female Indian figure painting, lithographs, sculpture. "I've always felt successful. Even when I wasn't making any money, I just knew it was all there. I always believed in myself. I knew I had talent and there was just no doubt about it. I just didn't give up." - R.C. Gorman. Gorman was the son of Adele Katherine Brown and Carl Gorman - the reknowned artist, teacher and Navajo Code Talker. Carl Gorman was the oldest of the original twenty-nine Navajos who volunteered to form a secret division of the Marine Corps. Carl recalls that "R.C. always carried a tablet and drew, wherever we were. We were dipping sheep once, and he got a little girl to model for him. A white man working with us saw the drawing, got me, and said, 'Look. Someday he's going to be a great artist.' As a boy, Gorman modeled animals and toys out of clay from the local swimming hole. Later he drew with charcoal on rocks. When he started school and discovered pencils, papers, and books, he began drawing with abandon. His first school, Chinle Public School, was a one-room structure heated with a wood stove. He recalled that his first work of art in school was a drawing of a naked woman; it brought spankings from both his teacher and his mother." (excerpt from R.C. Gorman: A Portrait). Overall Size: 56 x 34 in. Sight Size: 49 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. #1681 Location BB