Ceremonial Sweat Tipi / Joseph Henry Sharp

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Ceremonial Sweat Tipi

Creator(s):

Joseph Henry Sharp (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1890

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.39

Previous Number(s):

0136.39; 3356; 30586

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12in. (30.5cm)
Width: 16 3/4in. (42.5cm)

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, "Ceremonial Sweat Tepee - for purification & prayer to the skull for return of the buffalo: early 1890's, Sioux, Crow, and many plains tribes" on verso; Inscribed in illegible marking in lower half of canvas

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

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

bison, canvas, ceremonies, Native American, oil paintings, settlements, shrubs, sweathouses, tipis

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Sharp, Joseph. Ceremonial Sweat Tipi. 01.39. 1890. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/0139 (03/06/2018).

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