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Mormon Jack, Shoshone; [Soldier Jack]

A nearly identical portrait of this man was painted by Sharp and collected by Thomas Gilcrease. (see related image, #75)

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.