Cigar Store Indian

c. 1938

Lucille Lacoursiere

Associated Names
Lucille Lacoursiere

Artist, American, 1916 - 2015

The sculpture depicts a standing figure adorned with a feathered headdress. The figure is dressed in a green upper garment, a tan skirt, and a red sash, and stands on a rectangular base. The figure's arms are positioned with one raised and the other at her side, facing forward. The sculpture is made of painted wood in various colors including brown, tan, red, green, and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.7 x 55.1 cm (18 x 21 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10052

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 61, pl, 157.

Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil: 5-NH-1731-CA-3 / By Lucille Lacoursiere

Wikidata ID

Q64594240

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