A painting of this title was shown in the exhibition Indian and Western Paintings in January 1916 at Cincinnati's Hotel Gibson. It was sold to Walter J. Wichgar in 1918 according to Sharp's sales ledgers. (Sharp Papers)

However, this work is stylistically related to Old Tribal Chant of 1908 (#508) and Fenn, 2007, pg. 334 lists a painting of this title, Making Medicine, dating from 1908.

Making Medicine

Record ID: 271

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30 3/16 x 40 1/8 in.

Signature / Inscription:

LL: JHSHARP.

Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

Accession Number: 1978.338

Provenance:

The artist; Walter J. Wichgar, Cincinnati, OH, 1918; Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wichgar; present owner by bequest, 1978.

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.

Making Medicine

Related

Old Tribal Chants (1908)

The Malcontents, Old Chief Protesting Against a War Party; [The Chief Talks to a War Party]

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