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| R.C. Gorman was born in Arizona on July 26, 1931. Widely regarded as the premier living American Indian artist, Gorman paints vivid images of Indian women. One of his early artistic endeavors was not received well, as he was spanked by his teacher and his mother for his picture of a naked lady. As a rebellious student, he was expelled from junior high, but gained an appreciation for education while in the Navy. Eventually he studied literature and art at Northern Arizona University. In 1958 he received the first international scholarship ever awarded by the Navajo tribe. Gorman studied at the College of Mexico in Mexico City, where he learned lithography from master printer Jose Sanchez. After his studies in Mexico he moved to San Francisco. As he was unable to support himself solely through his drawings, he became a popular male nude model. Gorman's work reflects his Navajo heritage, working through phases such as landscapes, pottery, rugs, and masks. Gorman has gone through many phases in his painting: his landscape series, surreal series, pottery, rug and mask series. Besides lithographs, he has also worked in etchings, sculpture, and tapestries. |  | |
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