Crow Papoose and Pueblo Rain Gods
Artist
Joseph Henry Sharp
(American, 1859 - 1953)
Datec. 1927
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches (61.3 x 51.1 cm)
Frame: 31 1/2 × 27 5/8 × 2 1/2 inches (80 × 70.2 × 6.4 cm)
Frame: 31 1/2 × 27 5/8 × 2 1/2 inches (80 × 70.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.25.60
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextSharp brought together objects from two of his homes. He acquired the doll cradleboard when he lived on the Crow Reservation in Montana. He found the Pueblo figurines relatively near his Taos home. Although called “Rain Gods,” they are not ceremonial items. Tesuque Pueblo potters made these types of figurines for sale. Sharp combined objects from different cultural groups because they could tell the story of his life. Then, he arranged them to tell another story based on a Shakespearean play. An inscription on the back identifies the scene as Romeo and Juliet. What stories do the objects in your home tell?
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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