Shima-Yazzie (Dawn), an R.C. Gorman oil pastel, is catalogued among the gallery’s fine works. Oil pastel was Gorman’s most personal medium — worked directly by hand, with the velvety surface and living line that define his original works on paper.
Like the rest of the gallery’s holdings, this work reflects Gorman’s devotion to the Native American women and Southwest landscapes that made his name. Works on paper are best framed under glass, where the pastel surface keeps its full depth of color. For collectors building around R.C. Gorman originals and fine editions — or the broader tradition of Southwestern art — this oil pastel is a natural fit.
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