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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Blackfeet Sun Dance Ceremonial Medicine Lodge

Creator(s):

Joseph Henry Sharp (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1890

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas board

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.339

Previous Number(s):

0137.339; 645; 30887

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 12 3/16in. (31.0cm)
Width: 16 1/8in. (41.0cm)
Depth: 0 7/8in. (2.2cm)

Image (Canvas):

Height: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)
Width: 13 1/2in. (34.3cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Joseph Henry Sharp

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Sharp, Joseph Henry

Birth Date:

1859

Death Date:

1953

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1859-1953

Gender:

male

Inscriptions: Inscribed on label, "Blackfeet Sun Dance Ceremonial Medicine Lodge. Ceremonial lodge right. Medicine lodge" in center on verso; Inscribed in ink on paper, "Blackfeet Reservation, Mont. Right, temporary large lodge for Sun Dance & other ceremonials. Medicine Lodge with buffalos. 'Medicine' is always (underlined) spiritual with Indians" glued to verso

Signed: Signed, "J.H.Sharp" in lower right

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Blackfoot, ceremonies, grass, landscapes (environments), Montana, mountains, people, sky, tipis

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Sharp, Joseph. Blackfeet Sun Dance Ceremonial Medicine Lodge. 01.339. 1890. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01339 (02/14/2017).

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