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Cigar Store Figure

c. 1937

Florian Rokita

Associated Names

Florian Rokita

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a person in historical European clothing, standing on a green rectangular pedestal. The clothing includes a green fitted jacket, loose trousers, a wide-brimmed hat with a feather, and boots. The sculpture is painted in shades of green, brown, and tan. The figure has a stern expression, with a mustache and dark hair.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 37.7 x 27.9 cm (14 13/16 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10162

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 78, pl. 243.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FLORIAN / ROKITA.

Wikidata ID

Q64561993

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