Cigar Store Indian

c. 1936

Bisby Finley

Associated Names
Bisby Finley

Artist, American, born 1913

The sculpture depicts a figure of a woman wearing a vibrant outfit adorned with feathers. The sculpture is made of wood and features earthy tones. The woman is dressed in a short dress, with accents of orange and yellow, and she holds an object resembling a rolled scroll or tobacco in one hand, while the other hand rests over her body cradling a rose and leaves. The headdress she wears is highlighted by colorful feathers. Her facial features and stance are characteristically vertical and frontal, contributing to a dignified appearance. The sculpture is depicted standing on a simple base.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 56 x 41.1 cm (22 1/16 x 16 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9991


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 614, no. 2183.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: BISBY / FINLEY

Wikidata ID

Q64537674

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