Cigar Store Indian
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.10040
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Walter Hochstrasser · 1901–1975
Walter Hochstrasser (1901–1975) was a Swiss-born American artist who became a significant contributor to the Index of American Design, the New Deal-era federal project that created a comprehensive visual archive of American folk and decorative arts. Born in Switzerland in 1901, Hochstrasser emigrated to the United States and established himself as a watercolorist of considerable technical skill. T...