Cigar Store Figure: Clown

c. 1939

Robert Pohle

Associated Names
Robert Pohle

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a clown with a bald head and a smiling facial expression. The attire is colorful, with red, green, yellow, and beige hues. The upper body has a star design in the center. The clown wears loose-fitting pants with one leg green and the other red, along with dark shoes. The clown stands on a greenish pedestal. The sculpture is made from a smooth material, possibly wood, with a painted finish. The style is reminiscent of antique circus or carnival figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.8 x 35.9 cm (19 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16386

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 63, pl. 126.

Wikidata ID

Q64629056

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