Aletha

Aletha is a 1986 R.C. Gorman lithograph of a Navajo woman combing her long dark hair as she kneels on a classic red, black, cream, and gray Navajo rug. She wears a warm gradient top shifting from rose to violet and a sculpted pumpkin-orange skirt cinched with a Concho-style belt, while a small silver concho rests at her side. The pastel desert horizon behind her glows in peach and lavender twilight — a quintessential Gorman atmosphere. Issued in a 200-piece edition (approx. 36.5 x 26.25 in.), this lithograph unites two of Gorman’s most beloved subjects, the Navajo woman and the Navajo textile, into one serene composition that is a cornerstone for collectors of Navajo rugs in art, Navajo portraiture, and Southwest fine art.