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Mother and Child

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Art Consultants Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) in 1972; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker
R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman), Diné (Navajo), 1931-2005 and Tamarind Institute (Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc.), 1960-
IACB source
Art Consultants Inc. (Art Consultants LTD)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Date created
1972
Title
Mother and Child
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Arches paper, ink
Techniques
Lithographed
Dimensions
76.3 x 56.8 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print

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