Cigar Store Indian

c. 1936

Richard F. Smith

Associated Names
Richard F. Smith

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture portrays a standing human figure holding a spear with both hands. It wears a headdress with red and brown feathers, a skirt-like garment made of overlapping feathers in red, brown, and green, and stands barefoot on a circular base. The material seems to be dark, polished metal, giving it a glossy finish. The figure is positioned in a side profile, with the spear held vertically, indicating a vigilant stance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.8 x 27.9 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10103

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 55, pl. 121.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: P F S

Wikidata ID

Q64628533

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