Cigar Store Indian

c. 1937

Chris Makrenos

Associated Names
Chris Makrenos

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a Native American man standing upright. He is wearing a traditional headdress with feathers. The sculpture is predominantly brown and includes painted details. The man is adorned with a turquoise necklace and is dressed in a fringed garment with reddish and beige tones, wrapped with a belt around his waist. The sculpture presents the man holding a long spear in his right hand and an object resembling a tomahawk in his left hand. The figure is life-sized in scale.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10110

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: CHRIST MAKRENOS

Wikidata ID

Q64539865

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