Cigar Store Indian

c. 1937

Augustine Haugland

Associated Names
Augustine Haugland

Artist, American, born Norway, 1891 - 1964

The sculpture features a Native American figure wearing a headdress with colorful feathers in red, yellow, and white. The figure stands with one hand raised to the forehead and the other hand on the hip. The attire includes a traditional-style dress with rainbow-like stripes. The sculpture is made of a material painted in vibrant colors, resembling wood or plaster. It is mounted on a wheeled base painted white with blue lettering advertising "CIGARS" and "TOBACCO," including specific branding details like "C. H. Hanley & Co. Industri Cigars." It replicates a classic tobacconist's figure used as a decorative advertisement in front of tobacco shops.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 70.8 x 52 cm (27 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10065


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 54, pl. 117.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: A. Haugland

Wikidata ID

Q64536982

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