Cigar Store Indian

c. 1937

Walter Hochstrasser

Associated Names
Walter Hochstrasser

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1901 - 1975

The sculpture depicts a person dressed in traditional indigenous attire standing on a square pedestal. The figure is adorned with a headdress featuring red and green feathers. The figure's clothing is silver with gold and green patterns, and it wears a red draped cloth over one shoulder. The figure has brown skin and wears jewelry including a necklace and bracelets. The sculpture is painted in vibrant colors and is made of a smooth, finely detailed material, possibly wood.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73.3 x 41 cm (28 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 57 1/2" high; 42" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7724

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: (cut off) ASSER

Wikidata ID

Q64634037

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