Chief Black Wolf / Joseph Henry Sharp

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Chief Black Wolf

Creator(s):

Joseph Henry Sharp (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1898

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

01.380

Previous Number(s):

0136.380; 585; 20318

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 18 1/8in. (46.0cm)
Width: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)

Framed:

Height: 20 7/8in. (53.0cm)
Width: 14 3/4in. (37.5cm)
Depth: 1 1/2in. (3.8cm)

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 in pencil, "Chief Black Wolf - Gros Ventre" on verso; Inscribed on attached paper, "Chief Black Wolf 1898-/1900 Gros Ventre- A diplomatic and refined face. tho a warrior and scout- His war shirt similar to the Blackfeet- lived with and associated with them" on verso

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

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Sharp, Joseph. Chief Black Wolf. 01.380. 1898. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01380 (06/25/2019).

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