Black Wolf, Gros Ventre; [Chief Black Wolf]

Penciled on verso: Chief Black Wolf - Gros Ventre. Inscribed on paper attached to verso: Chief Black Wolf 1898- 1900 Gros Ventre - A diplomatic and refined face. Tho a warrior and scout - His war shirt similar to Blackfeet - lived with and associated with them.

It is not known when Sharp visited the Gros Ventre Indians, but probably around 1905 when this portrait's style and signature type would relate.

Black Wolf, Gros Ventre; [Chief Black Wolf]

Record ID: 464

Date: ca. 1905; [1898]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.

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

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0136.380

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.

Black Wolf, Gros Ventre; [Chief Black Wolf]

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