This appears to be the finished version of a smaller, unsigned oil from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West's collection ( #1) and another smaller signed version at the Gilcrease Museum. (#429) According to available records, this large version was first exhibited as The Mourners and illustrated in the catalogue for Indian and Western Paintings, Gibson House, Cincinnati, 1915.

The Mourners; [Dividing the Chief's Estate]

Alternate Title:

Dividing the Chief's Property; The Mourners

Record ID: 70

Date: ca. 1915; [1890]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 37 1/2 x 51 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: JHSHARP

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.388

Provenance:

The artist; Harry Leyman, Cincinnati, OH, 1917; [?]; Dr. Philip G. Cole, Tarrytown, NY; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK, 1947; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, Tulsa, OK, 1955; 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.

The Mourners; [Dividing the Chief's Estate]

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