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Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953)
Hunting Son
oil on canvas
16 × 20 inches
21 × 25 × 1.5 inches (framed)
signed lower right

According to Sharp scholar Forrest Fenn, “Sharp was considered ‘Big Medicine’ and given freedom to roam the pueblo, observing ceremonies that few white men had ever seen; he was even permitted into the kivas, the sacred religious chambers where non-Indians are almost never allowed.

“Sharp’s friendships with the Pueblo Indians were lasting ones. One of those friends was Soaring Eagle, who was Sharp’s first Southwestern Indian model. Soaring Eagle prided himself on his hunting ability and took great pains to instruct his son, John Gomez, who learned quickly and developed a skill over the years that equaled that of his father. As a consequence, he was named ‘Hunting Son’ (Chúyah) and posed for his father’s old friend many times.’”

PROVENANCE
George Lacine, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1940s
Present owner, by descent

259

Joseph Henry Sharp

1859 – 1953

Hunting Son
oil on canvas
16 × 20 inches
21 × 25 × 1.5 inches (framed)
signed lower right
$80,000 – 120,000
Condition ReportSurface is in good condition. Three small vertical lines of hairline cracking to right of Indian’s head.

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