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The War Bonnet Maker

This work was shown at Traxel Art Galleries in Cincinnati in Indian and Western Paintings, 1924,; Exhibition of Indian Paintings by J. H. Sharp, 1925; J. H. Sharp’s Exhibition of Indian Paintings and Western Landscapes, 1926; Indian Paintings at The Schroeder Galleries, Pasadena, 1927; and again in Indian and Western Paintings at the Traxel Art Galleries, 1928.

The War Bonnet Maker

Alternate Title:

War Bonnet Maker

Record ID: 41

Date: ca. 1924; [late 19th century-early 20th century]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions:

31 1/2 x 37  in.

Signature / Inscription:

LR: J.H.SHARP.
Inscribed on verso: "War Bonnet Maker / ER Firelight & daylight / This bonnet picked up on Custer field / next day by Crow Indian – Red feathers / denoted
killed in / honorary battle / Bonnet now in Gilcrease Fdn, Tulsa-"

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0137.309

Provenance: The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955; present owner by gift

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War Bonnet Maker – Firelight & Daylight

Unknown (sold at Coeur D’Alene Auction, 7/15)

20 x 30 in.

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.