Cigar Store Indian

c. 1938

Charles Bowman

Associated Names
Charles Bowman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The sculpture depicts a figure of a woman dressed in historic American clothing. She is wearing a brown dress with a bodice, a skirt that reaches below the knees, and intricate patterns on the hem. Her legs are clad in leather leggings, and she wears a teal headscarf or turban with matching drapery from her left shoulder to the ground. The figure also wears large earrings. The sculpture is made of wood with a visible grain and is painted to appear lifelike. It stands upright on a wooden base with one hand placed on her chest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 28.1 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16887


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, p. 44, fig. 11.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Charles Bowman

Wikidata ID

Q64538208

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