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White Swan. Reno

The style of the signature and the monogram confirm the early date, 1899, the first year Sharp stayed with the Crow. It may be Sharp's first portrait of his friend and the one exhibited at the Cincinnati Museum in the fall of 1900.  The artist would paint several other portraits of White Swan over the few years. Another early version can be found in #73 in the Gilcrease Museum collection.

 

A label authored by the artist is associated with this work. It reads: "White Swan. Crow, Reno's scout in Custer battle, wounded many times. Picked up in battle field two days later - deaf & dumb from stoke of war club in forehead. A good artist in Indian picture writing.  Jolly, good natured, and general favorite. A full brother, tho' direct opposite in character of "Curly", Custer's scout."

 

 

White Swan. Reno's Scout in Custer Battle; [White Swan - Crow]

Alternate Title:

White Swan

Record ID: 124

Date: ca. 1899

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions:

18 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription:

LR: J.H. SHARP.
Inscribed UR: Monogram WHITE SWAN - CROW

Owner: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA

Accession Number: 17-15


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.