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Sculpture
Cigar Store Indian
Attributed to Thomas V. Brooks, (1828 - 1895)
Brooks, Thomas V.
United States
1828 - 1895
Male
85 x 24 3/8 x 26 1/2 in. (215.9 x 61.9 x 67.3 cm)
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Wood
Wood
ca. 1870
1865
1875
1800-1900, 19th century, folk art, from Rochester collections, sculpture
Sculpture
If you approached 50 West Main Street in Rochester late in the 19th century, you would have seen this figure standing in front of the tobacco shop located there. So that no one would miss the point that tobacco products were sold inside, it was purchased to stand outside and advertise the shop’s wares. The carving included stylized tobacco leaves and a tobacco box held in the figure’s outstretched right hand.
Carvers capitalized early on the relationship between Native Americans and the tobacco that they grew for sacred practices. Carvings of Native Americans were used by the 18th century in British tobacco shops, reflecting the growth of the transatlantic trade. With laws restricting sidewalk signs, and the decline of tobacco shops due to public health awareness, the once-ubiquitous cigar store Indian has become a rarity.
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