Biography of R.C. Gorman
Name: R.C. Gorman
Birth Date: July 26, 1931
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Chinle, Arizona, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: artist
R.C. Gorman
R.C. Gorman (born 1931) was perhaps the leading Native American artist in the United States. Gorman's themes were universal and transcended the boundaries of the Navajo culture in which he was raised. Gorman's portraits of Navajo women were executed in a free-flowing style with vivid colors. He was sometimes called the "Picasso of American Indian artists."Talented AncestorsRudolph Carl Gorman was born on July 26, 1931, in Chinle, Arizona, though some sources give his birth year as 1932. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Chinle, Arizona, not far from Canyon de Chelly in the northeastern part of the state. The ancient home of the Anasazi and a place steeped in legend, power, and magic, the Chinle area served for centuries as a refuge for the Navajo from their Indian, Spanish, and Anglo enemies. The Navajo traditionally lived in earth-covered dwellings called hogans, while ekeing out a subsistence living from the land.…showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…was just no doubt about it. I just didn't give up."Gorman gave thought to his legacy in his autobiography: "If I'm remembered at all, I'd be very surprised and amused. I don't really think about it or worry about it. But I suppose I would like to be remembered that I was an earnest worker. That I cared. That I know anyone can get what they want if they work hard enough. After all, I'm just a little boy from the reservation who used to herd sheep at Black Mountain." Further Reading Gorman, R.C., R.C. Gorman: The Radiance of My People, Santa Fe Fine Arts, 1992.Parks, Stephen, R.C. Gorman: A Portrait,, Little, Brown, 1983."R.C. Gorman," New Mexico Internet Access, Inc., http://www.highfiber.com/~lhb/bio.htm (February 2003)."R.C. Gorman (1932- )," Ro Gallery.com, http://www.rogallery.w1.com/R/gorman_rc/gorman-biography.htm (February 2003).
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