Woman with Pendleton Blanket St I is a 1981 R.C. Gorman etching of a woman seated in a striped blanket wrap, its green and black bands rendered with the crisp, fine line that only intaglio printing delivers. The plain, warm neutral ground lets the blanket’s geometry and the figure’s quiet posture carry the composition, and the artist’s signature marks the lower right.
Pendleton blankets are a storied element of Native American trade and dress, and Gorman’s etching treats the striped weave with the same reverence he gave pottery and silver. From an edition of 50, this print is a refined acquisition for collectors of R.C. Gorman etchings, blanket and textile imagery, and Southwest intaglio work.
