Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26, 1931 - November 3, 2005), born to Carl Nelson Gorman and Adelle Katherine Brown, was a Native American artist of the Navajo nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian art" by the New York Times, his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics, and stone lithography. He was also an avid lover of cuisine, ...
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Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26, 1931 - November 3, 2005), born to Carl Nelson Gorman and Adelle Katherine Brown, was a Native American artist of the Navajo nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian art" by the New York Times, his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics, and stone lithography. He was also an avid lover of cuisine, authoring four cookbooks, (with accompanying drawings) called Nudes and Food.
Gorman was born in Chinle, Arizona. His mother was Adele Katherine Brown, and his father, Carl Gorman, was a noted Navajo painter and teacher who later became a code talker during World War II.
Gorman grew up in a traditional Navajo Hogan and began drawing at age 3. His grandmother helped raise him, recounting Navajo legends and enumerating his genealogy of artist ancestors. She kindled his desire to become an artist. While tending sheep in Canyon de Chelly with his...
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