R.C. Gorman Navajo Museum

In Old Town Albuquerque you will find several art galleries.  Right across from the park you will find an artist coop that houses one of the R. C. Gorman Navajo Museums.  There are also galleries in Taos, Santa Fe, and Scottsdale.  Rudolph Carl Gorman was a Native American artist of the Navajo Nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists" by The New York Times.  Two of his 1974 pieces are apart of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.  The Old Town Gallery is small and shares space with a larger coop and the art displayed in Albuquerque is (I am told) prints of the artist work and therefore not originals so keep this in mind if something catches your eye and you are thinking of making a purchase.  As for me I have a limited eye for art and when things hit the price range you find most items at I am out of the market. 

Gorman’s paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors. He tends to show women as strong and independent.  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.  I did not see these on the shelves!