Cigar Store Figure: Punch

c. 1939

Elmer R. Kottcamp

Associated Names
Elmer R. Kottcamp

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a jester or clown-like figure wearing an ornate green and red suit with intricate patterns. The figure wears a tall, pointed red hat with green and yellow decorations. The sculpture is made of a smooth, painted material and stands on a black platform. The figure is in a mid-gesture, with one hand extended forward and the other holding a baton or prop. Its facial expression is animated.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41 x 26.1 cm (16 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 84" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8094

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 63, pl. 164.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Elmer Rudisill Kottcamp

Wikidata ID

Q64559183

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