Shown at An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Joseph Henry Sharp, Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, Tulsa, OK, 1949 as “A scene near Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii” It had been acquired by Gilcrease in 1946 for $400. Previous exhibition records for the work are not available.

A Scene Near Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii; [KoKo Crater Coast]

Alternate Title:

Koko-Crater Coast - Honolulu

Record ID: 37

Date: 1930-1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 34 5/8 x 40 5/8 in.

Signature / Inscription:

LR: JHSHARP

Inscribed on card on verso: "KoKo Crater Coast, 1200 Honolulu. Few miles from Diamond Head. J.H.Sharp. Taos, N.Mex. Nov.1st to 13 (double underlined) - 1481-Corson St./Pasadena, Calif."

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.306

Provenance:

The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK, 1946; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 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.

A Scene Near Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii; [KoKo Crater Coast]

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