Cigar Store Indian

c. 1937

Walter Hochstrasser

Associated Names
Walter Hochstrasser

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1901 - 1975

The sculpture is of a male figure in traditional Native American attire standing on a black pedestal. The figure wears a headdress with feathers, a fringed tunic, a green apron with a circular emblem, and a red cape. The sculpture is made of painted wood with colors including red, yellow, blue, and green. The figure holds a hatchet in the right hand and the left hand rests on the chest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73.1 x 50.8 cm (28 3/4 x 20 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 48" high; 33" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7763

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: WALTER HOCHSTRASSER

Wikidata ID

Q64634044

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