Chief Flat Iron claimed to have taken part in the Battle of Little Big Horn and was a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West traveling show. In this pose, Iron Tail is wearing the same shirt and bonnet as in # 576. See that entry for a more complete discussion of the sitter.

Chief Flat Iron—Sioux

Record ID: 498

Date: 1900

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

Signature / Inscription: LR: J.H.SHARP. UL: CHIEF FLAT IRON - SIOUX

Owner: Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA

Accession Number: 76-2005

Provenance: The artist: [?]; George Montgomery Trust; present owner by gift

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.

Chief Flat Iron—Sioux

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