Danya St II

Danya State II, a 1980 R.C. Gorman lithograph, presents the Danya profile portrait in a lighter, more luminous palette than the first state. The Navajo woman lifts her chin slightly with eyes softly closed, her jet black hair pulled into a traditional chongo tied with a white ribbon and a turquoise teardrop earring dangling at her throat. Her blouse is rendered here in muted golden ochre and soft taupe shading rather than the rust of State I, and a cream background glows warmly around her face. The atmosphere is sunlit and meditative. As State II of this intimate series, this lithograph is a refined acquisition for collectors of Gorman state variations, Southwest portraiture, and Native American fine art prints.