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Indian Chief

A work made of white pine.

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  • A work made of white pine.

Date:

1888–1903

Artist:

Samuel A. Robb
American, 1851–1928

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Samuel Anderson Robb

Title

Indian Chief

Place

New York (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1888–1903

Medium

White pine

Inscriptions

Incised on front of base: "CIGARS./ G.B. FAIRGRIEVE. / TOBACCO"; on lowest part of base: "ROBB MANUFR, 114 CENTRE St. N.Y." Incised on right side of base: "TWITCHELL. CHAMPLIN & CO./ PORTLAND. ME. / SOLE AGENTS FOR / S. OTTENBERG & BROS." Incised on left side of base: "S. OTTENBERG / & BROS./ CIGAR MANUFRS/ N.Y."

Dimensions

201.9 × 57.8 × 62.6 cm (79 1/2 × 22 3/4 × 24 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Sanford Fund

Reference Number

1952.143

Extended information about this artwork

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