It is probable that Sharp painted at least a couple of portraits of this Navajo man. This one was sold to Butler in March 1906 (sales ledgers, Sharp Papers) This, or another version, was exhibited in Sharp's large exhibition in New York at the Fishel, Adler & Schwartz Galleries in December 1906 under the title of Tall Singer - Navajo Medicine Man.

Hatalie-nez (Tall Singer)

Alternate Title:

Tall Singer - Navajo Medicine Man

Record ID: 338

Date: ca. 1906

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H.SHARP.

Owner: Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Accession Number: 913-O-526

Provenance:

The artist; Joseph G. Butler, Jr., Youngstown, OH, 1906; present owner by purchase, 1913

Created concurrently with Peter Hassrick's 2018 Whitney West publication The Life & Art of Joseph Henry Sharp, this online catalogue highlights more than 700 works by J.H. Sharp that are held in public collections.

Hatalie-nez (Tall Singer)

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