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Chief Louison (Red Owl)

This portrait was painted during one of  Sharp's first visits to the Flathead Indians in 1902. It was sold to Butler in March 1903 according to Sharp's sales ledgers. (Sharp Papers)

Chief Louison (Red Owl)

Alternate Title:

Chief Louison, Flathead

Record ID: 332

Date: 1902

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription: UR: CHIEF LOUISON (RED OWL) / FLATHEAD. LR: J.H.SHARP 1902

Owner: Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Accession Number: 913-O-541

Provenance:

The artist; Joseph G. Butler, Youngstown, OH, 1903; present owner by gift, 1913

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.