Navajo Weaver

Navajo Weaver, created in 1985, is a masterful lithograph by R.C. Gorman depicting a Navajo woman in her sacred role as keeper of the weaving tradition. The figure kneels at her loom in a desert compound, her dark dress and cream skirt contrasting with the striped Navajo rug that hangs on the left—cream, pink, magenta, and red in bold horizontal bands. Behind her, another textile takes form on the weaving frame. The composition bathes in a luminous sunset glow: salmon, peachy orange, and pale yellow tones infuse both the adobe wall and expansive sky, while the distant high desert stretches beyond. Gorman captures not merely an activity but a meditation on cultural continuity, craft mastery, and the relationship between artist and land. Essential for collectors of 1980s Gorman works, lithographic fine art, and Native American cultural themes.