Cigar Store Indian

c. 1938

Walter Hochstrasser

Associated Names
Walter Hochstrasser

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1901 - 1975

The sculpture depicts a Native American figure standing with a dignified posture. The subject is adorned with a feathered headdress and is wearing traditional garb, including a tunic and a cloak. The figure holds a long object in the left hand and a tomahawk in the right. The sculpture is rendered in colors that mimic natural tones of brown, green, and gray, giving it a textured appearance of wood material. The figure is placed on a rectangular green base. The sculpture is life-sized in relation to humans.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.2 x 38.3 cm (20 3/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10026


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: WALTERHOCHSTRASSER; lower riught in graphite: FIGURE IN REED CITY MICH. CAST METAL

Wikidata ID

Q64634058

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