Moon River is an R.C. Gorman artist placard tile featuring one of the artist’s striking Southwestern landscape compositions. A Navajo woman dressed in brilliant red sits above a turquoise-blue river as it winds through monumental purple canyon walls beneath a luminous crescent moon and scattered stars.
The composition is defined by dramatic contrasts of color. Deep violet and lavender rock formations frame the cool blue water, while the woman’s vivid red garment creates a powerful focal point along the canyon edge. Small bursts of orange, yellow, green, and purple vegetation add warmth and texture to the river valley below.
Gorman balances the human figure with an expansive landscape, creating a contemplative nighttime scene centered on stillness, scale, and the relationship between figure and place. The crescent moon, starry sky, winding river, and towering canyon formations give Moon River an especially atmospheric quality.
As a decorative artist placard tile, Moon River offers an accessible way to display R.C. Gorman imagery in a home, office, gallery wall, or Southwest-inspired collection. Its saturated palette and distinctive night landscape also make it an appealing gift for collectors and admirers of Gorman artwork.
