Mormon Jack, Shoshone; [Soldier Jack]
Alternate Title: Soldier Jack-Mormon Jack
(Indian name, Buritosi)
Record ID: 87
Date: 1904-1905
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
Signature / Inscription:
LR: J.H.SHARP.
Inscribed on paper attached to dust cover: Soldier Jack-Mormon Jack- (Indian name, Buritosi) Shoshone, Ft. Washakie 1904-5/ Had four wives when this was painted. Army scout for various officers covering many years. Very proud of his old Army coat. Social and jovial character- -association with Army people helped that.
Inscribed on original backing board: Soldier Jack - Mormon Jack - / (Indian name, Buritosi) / 1904-5 Shoshone, FT. Washakie / Had four wives when this / was painted. Army scout for / various officers covering / many years. Very proud of / his old Army coat. / Social and jovial character - / -association with army / people helped that.
Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Accession Number: 0137.383
Provenance:
The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, Tulsa, OK, 1955; 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.