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Old Woman Bear, Cheyenne; [Old Woman Bear]

Penciled on dust cover: Old Woman Bear – Cheyenne Medicine Chief – Painted at Lame Deer, Mont. 1905 has earth paint on face and hair – His "medicine" is in the little bag on necklace – "Medicine" is always spiritual – Medicine men are the equivalent of our priests, – leaders, advisors & friend –  Some wield as great influence (or more) as the chiefs – and one of the best Indian portraits I have painted.

Old Woman Bear, Cheyenne; [Old Woman Bear]

Record ID: 482

Date: 1905

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 19 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H.SHARP. 05.

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.455

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.