The Whitney Western Art Museum has a studio collection of Joseph Henry Sharp. He is best known as a Tao Society artist, but he also spent time in Montana. Karen McWhorter, the museum’s curator, said he spent his winters in Montana and his summers in New Mexico. He built a cabin in Crow Agency. “It […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2010 Joseph Henry Sharp brings the Arts and Crafts Movement West By Laura FryFormer Education and Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum In opposition to the industrial revolution of the mid-1800s, leaders of the American Arts and Crafts Movement encouraged a return to good craftsmanship, individual creativity, and unique […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2001 Native American Photography After the End of the Frontier By Nathan Bender, Former Housel Curator, McCracken Research Library After the closing of the western frontier, other photographers came into their primes at the turn of the century. Frank Rinehart (1862–1929) and Adolph F. Muhr (18??–1913) became well known […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 1998 Addie Sharp: A Forgotten Figure of the Turn-of-the-Century West By Marie Watkins, Guest Author Editor’s Note: Research for the article was done in the McCracken Research Library, using the scrapbooks and other resources in the Joseph Henry Sharp archives, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2011 Joseph Henry Sharp’s Crucita Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953) found inspiration in the people and landscapes of the American West. In 1903, Sharp moved West, where he split his time between the Crow Agency in Montana, and Taos, New Mexico. As he lived among Native […]
Originally published in Points West in Fall 1996 Joseph Henry Sharp’s Monotypes: On the Cutting Edge Marie Watkins, Guest Author In the late nineteenth century American artists rediscovered the monotype process. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953) of Cincinnati was on the cutting edge of this latest artistic development along with his eastern modernist colleagues. […]