Cigar Store Figure

c. 1938

Louis Plogsted

Associated Names
Louis Plogsted

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a man standing on a square platform labeled "PICKWICK." The man faces slightly to the right and holds a brown ball-like object in his left hand, with his right hand behind his back. He has a receding hairline, dark hair, sideburns, bushy eyebrows, a prominent nose, and a serious expression. He wears a dark tailcoat over a light waistcoat, white shirt, bow tie, tan trousers, and knee-high black boots. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.9 x 35.6 cm (21 5/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10132

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: L. PLOGSTED

Wikidata ID

Q64594001

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