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R. C. Gorman: The Drawings
by Gorman, R. C. (illust.); Mary Beth Green (text)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- vg
- ISBN 10
- 0873582985
- ISBN 13
- 9780873582988
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Flagstaff: Northland, 1982. First edition. Softcover. vg. [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST]. Folio. 83, [1]pp. Original color illustrated wraps. INSCRIBED BY GORMAN on half title-page: "To Jackie - Merry Christmas! R. C. Gorman 1983." Color frontispiece. Publication with a collection of drawings by Native American (Navajo Nation) artist, Rudolph Carl Gorman. Majority of drawings are in color, some in b/w. Includes some color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Gorman was referred to as "the Picasso of American Art" by the New York Times. His work is primarily of Native American Women and characterized by fluid forms in rich vibrant colors. The artist also worked in sculpture, stone lithography, and ceramics. Text by Mary Beth Green. Foreword by Edward Jacobson. Minor age wear and scuffing on wraps, interior in near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30016
- Title
- R. C. Gorman: The Drawings
- Author
- Gorman, R. C. (illust.); Mary Beth Green (text)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0873582985
- ISBN 13
- 9780873582988
- Publisher
- Northland
- Place of Publication
- Flagstaff
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- native american art, native american artists, native american painters, navajo nation, american indian art, american indian artists, 20th century american art, navajo legends, navajo tribe, navajo indians
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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