On an artist's label affixed to this oil is the following inscription from Sharp: "Chief Old Dog - Crow - A man of much prominence many years ago, and now held in high esteem for his wise councils."

See related portraits, #s 275 and 445.

Chief Old Dog - Crow

Record ID: 129

Date: ca. 1900

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

18 1/4 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H. SHARP

Owner: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA

Accession Number: 17-20

Provenance:

The artist; Phoebe Hearst, San Francisco, CA, 1901; present owner by gift.

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.

Chief Old Dog - Crow

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Old Dog, Crow Indian Chief

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