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Wolf Belt, Sioux; [Wolf Belt]

Penciled on verso: Wolf Belt Sioux Philosopher & historian -- Wounded Knee.

 

Sharp visited the Sioux as early as 1900 but the signature type used here suggests a dating of around 1905.

Wolf Belt, Sioux; [Wolf Belt]

Record ID: 435

Date: ca. 1905; [1890]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20 x 14 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.444

Provenance:

The artist; [?]; Dr. Philip G. Cole, Tarrytown, NY; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK, 1947; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, Tulsa, OK; present owner by gift 1955

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.