Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
R.C. Gorman took Native American art from the category of a cultural or ethnic art form into the mass market category of decorative art. In other words, he developed a style that made people say, “that painting and those colors would look good in my living room”, a style of artistic expression that would make him rich. During the height of his popularity I did this profile of Gorman for the Today Show, in which he described his journey as an artist, and also his passion for enjoying life.
R.C. Gorman took Native American art from the category of a cultural or ethnic art form into the mass market category of decorative art. In other words, he developed a style that made people say, “that painting and those colors would look good in my living room”, a style of artistic expression that would make him rich. During the height of his popularity I did this profile of Gorman for the Today Show, in which he described his journey as an artist, and also his passion for enjoying life.
