Wolf Ear, according to Sharp, was a "warrior of much prominence." He also possessed a "real sense of humor and was much amused that I would pay him $2 a sitting to look at him and put spots of paint on a canvas. He was a great friend." (Woolaroc archives)

Five version of Wolf Ear's portrait were exhibited in the Cincinnati Museum in 1900. This is probably one of those. See also #s 346, 256 and 615.

Chief Wolf Ear - Sioux

Record ID: 555

Date: ca. 1900

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 9 x 13 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP. LL: WOLF EAR SIOUX

Owner: Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve, Bartlesville, OK

Accession Number: GRA-82

Provenance:

The artist; Frank Phillips, Bartlesville, OK, 1939; present owner, 1939

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.

Chief Wolf Ear - Sioux

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