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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Chief Tall Bull

Creator(s):

Henry H. Cross (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1867

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.1721

Previous Number(s):

0126.1721; 15636

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 30 1/4in. (76.8cm)
Width: 25 1/8in. (63.8cm)

Framed:

Height: 35 5/8in. (90.5cm)
Width: 30 5/8in. (77.8cm)
Depth: 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Henry H. Cross

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Cross, Henry H.

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1918

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American portraitist and animal painter, 1837-1918

Gender:

male

Note:

Comment on works: portrait; animal

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "Fierce and Savage Chief (Tall Bull) Sioux. Killed by Col. W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill" At Summit Springs Neb. July 1869. from life by H.H. Cross. 1867." in upper left on recto; Inscribed, "Tall Bull. Sioux Original Picture from life. H.H. Cross. 1867 Killed in battle at Summet Springs Nebraska. July 1869" in top center on verso.

Signed: Signed, "H.H. Cross. 1867." in upper left on recto

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Cross, Henry. Chief Tall Bull. 01.1721. 1867. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011721 (10/23/2019).

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