The Old Skin Tepee
Artist
Joseph Henry Sharp
(American, 1859 - 1953)
Dateafter 1905
Mediumoil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Dimensions8 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches (21.9 x 30.2 cm)
Frame: 13 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 3/8 inches (34 × 41.6 × 3.5 cm)
Frame: 13 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 3/8 inches (34 × 41.6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.25.13
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text“Do All Indians Live in Tipis?” That question is the title of a book from the National Museum of the American Indian. It is a frequently asked question. The conical shaped dwelling has become a common image of Indian life. Yet only some native people lived in tipis. Plains Indians used poles made from trees and buffalo skins to make these portable homes. In this exhibition, works of art depict examples of other indigenous homes. And, beyond the limits of this exhibition, there are many other types of indigenous homes, including modern housing.
ProvenancePurchased September 15, 1956 through (Jane Hiatt, La Fonda Art Gallery, Taos, New Mexico) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp