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Joseph Henry Sharp (September 27, 1859 – August 29, 1953) was an American painter and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists, of which he is considered the "Spiritual Father". [ 1] Sharp was one of the earliest European-American artists to visit Taos, New Mexico, which he saw in 1893 with artist John Hauser. [ 2]
Joseph Henry Sharp (27 September 1859 – 29 August 1953) lived a long life and had a prolific career as a painter best known for his realistic portrayal of the American Indians. However, recent writing illuminates his significant body of work of still life painting as well.
Biography. Born in Ohio, studied in Europe, lived in California and New Mexico. The father of the artists' colony at Taos, starting in 1912, he specialized in portraits of Indians and larger paintings of Indian life, some of which are now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Joseph Henry Sharp is widely considered to have been the “Spiritual Father” of the Taos Society of Artists. He was the first painter to visit New Mexico, before Phillips and Blumenschein made their historic wagon trip.
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 – 1953), “The War Bonnet.”. Gift of the Rockwell Co. 24.61. magazine, the leading periodical of the Arts and Crafts movement. The editor and owner of the Craftsman shop, Gustav Stickley, was the movement’s foremost American proponent.
He left behind thousands of paintings: an unparalleled visual record of the Native American. Joseph Henry Sharp is widely considered to have been the "Spiritual Father" of the Taos Society of...
Jan 26, 2018 · When artist Joseph Henry Sharp designed his small, sturdy log home on the Crow Agency in Montana, he incorporated those principles. With his new home, Sharp moved his everyday life closer to his work as an artist, painting the cultures and land¬scapes of the American West.
