Sundown Dance and Hunting Son, Taos
Artist
Joseph Henry Sharp
(American, 1859 - 1953)
Datec. 1924
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches (51.4 x 61.6 cm)
Frame: 27 3/4 × 31 3/4 × 2 5/8 inches (70.5 × 80.6 × 6.7 cm)
Frame: 27 3/4 × 31 3/4 × 2 5/8 inches (70.5 × 80.6 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.25.58
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextIn the foreground, Sharp painted a profile portrait of one of his favorite models, Hunting Son or John Gomez. In the background, dancers participate in the Sundown Dance in front of Taos Pueblo. Author Blanche Grant described it as part of the San Geronimo Fiesta, observed annually on September 29. She wrote, “Dancers hold branches of green and yellow signifying the full season of growth.” It was also an expression of thanks.
ProvenancePurchased October 12, 1955 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
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp
Joseph Henry Sharp