Cigar Store Indian

1935/1942

Robert W.R. Taylor

Associated Names
Robert W.R. Taylor

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a man standing upright facing forward with his head held high and arms resting by his sides. He has high cheekbones and a serious expression, wearing a feathered headdress, a necklace of large gold discs, armbands, a green and gold cloth around his waist, a belt, yellow leggings with gold designs, and stands on a pedestal next to a lion sculpture. In the background is a plain, light-colored wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 61 x 45.1 cm (24 x 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17243

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 54, pl. 119.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: R.W.R Taylor.

Wikidata ID

Q64629256

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