Indian Chief

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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