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Old Coyote, Cheyenne; [Old Coyote]

Inscribed on paper attached to dust cover: Old Coyote Cheyenne – 1898 Lame Deer, Mont. Penciled on dust cover: 1898 Old Coyote, Cheyenne Custer Battle, and many others – Has his old war paint on for the portrait – Imprint of hand on shirt represents blood of enemy, or power.

 

Sharp did not arrive among the Cheyenne until 1899 and, given the signature style, this work probably dates from 1903 or after.

Old Coyote, Cheyenne; [Old Coyote]

Record ID: 479

Date: ca. 1903; [1898]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.

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

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0136.428

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.