This painting was illustrated in Brush and Pencil, (3/1900/286) accompanying an article by Sharp titled "The Chant." He published a portrait of himself in the article along with an image of the painting. (see related image, #207 a)

The Evening Chant

Alternate Title:

The Chant; Taos Southwest Pueblo; An Indian Chant

Record ID: 207

Date: ca. 1899; [ca.1901]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions:

29 x 36 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H. SHARP/TAOS. N.M.

Owner: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA

Accession Number: 17-671

Provenance: The artist; Phoebe A. Hearst, 1901; present owner by gift of Phoebe Hearst, 1917?

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.

The Evening Chant

Related

Manuel Constellano (1906)

Portrait of J.H. Sharp (1900)

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