Poster Size 28" x 25.5" (approx)
Image Size 28" x 19" (approx)
Frame Size: 37.5" x 29" (approx)
This POSTER was printed for Artistic Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1991. R.C. Hand-Signed this poster in the lower-right.
Text (behind frame) reads:
"R.C. Gorman" [single line, above image]
"Artistic Gallery Scottsdale Arizona" [line 1, below image]
"February, 21 1991" [line 2, below image]
There is a reproduced red signature in the lower-left of the poster. This was on the master plate of the image and is not a hand-signature.
I have seen this poster titled "Jonie" but have not seen any thing to support or contradict that the original artwork used to create this poster was title "Jonie"
Signed 1991 POSTER by R.C. Gorman
Called "The Picasso of American Indian Art" by The New York Times, my uncle, R.C. Gorman, was a prolific and highly acclaimed artist.
Born on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, Arizona to Carl Gorman and Adele Brown, R.C. had humble beginnings. He was the first to recieve a scholarship from the Navajo Nation to study internationally. He attended art school in Mexico City where he learned the art of lithography from master printer, Jose Sanchez.
R.C. Moved to Taos in 1967. He had been showing his work at the Manchester Gallery and in 1968, he purchased the Manchester Gallery and turned it into the Navajo Gallery - the very first Native American owned art gallery.
Over the next 4 decades R.C.'s fame and acclaim grew. In 1973 he was the only living artist to be included in the “Masterworks of the American Indian" show held at Metropolitan Museum in New York City. One of his works was selected to be the cover of the exhibit's catalog. Perhaps best known for his colorful and vibrant depictions of Native Life, particularly of Native Women, R.C.'s art pays homage to his roots. His carreer span many mediums and styles.
Today, Taos celebrates R.C. legacy with an annual R.C. Gorman Days in July.