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Red Wing — Crow

A label affixed to this work reads: "Red Wings - also called Black Man - Crow.  One of the greatest scouts & trailers the Crows have had, and most reliable man on the reservation. Always entrusted with delicate errands, money for annuities, etc. and has never been found wanting in his duties."

Red Wing — Crow

Record ID: 116

Date: ca. 1899

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions:

18 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription:

LL: J.H.SHARP; UR: RED WING - CROW

Owner: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA

Accession Number: 17-8

Provenance:

The artist; Phoebe Hearst, San Francisco, CA, 1901;  present owner by gift.

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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.