Navajo Mother in Supplication

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Date created: 1966

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman), Diné (Navajo), 1931-2005; printed by José Sanchez, Non-Indian, of El Taller de Gráfica Popular, 1937-
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman), Diné (Navajo), 1931-2005

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Mexico City; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas: Valley of Mexico

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2424
Barcode: 262424.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Navajo Mother in Supplication
Object Name: Print
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Lithographed
Dimensions: 50.6 x 66.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630bff30f-9185-4642-beb7-1a3dd0856c90

Record ID: NMAI_278534