This painting was sent to Butler by Sharp in early 1904 along with five other portraits. Sharp referred to the aggregate as "the most important heads of the year." (letter to Butler, 2/15/04, Sharp Papers)

For a discussion of this and associated portraits of White Swan, see entry # 10.

White Swan, Head #4

Record ID: 233

Date: 1904

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18 x 12 in.

Signature / Inscription: LC: J.H.SHARP

Owner: Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Accession Number: 913-0-527

Provenance: The artist; [?]; present owner by purchase, 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.

White Swan, Head #4

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