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Cigar Store Indian

Michael Riccitelli

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a standing figure wearing a crown with pointed tips, dressed in a blue tunic with a red sash tied around the waist and accessorized with a necklace. One of the figure's arms is raised with a clenched fist, while the other holds a sword. The sculpture is made of a material that combines pale tones for the skin and a deeper blue for the garment, with touches of red on the sash and brown on the shoes. The sculpture stands on a rectangular plinth.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
2886 × 4376 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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