Joseph Henry Sharp artwork - Portrait of Chief Flat Iron - Sioux
The Sioux chief Flat Iron was a notable figure in the history of his tribe. Residing at Pine Ridge, he had played an important role in the Ghost Dance, a tragically futile revival of Native hegemony. He survived the related massacre that occurred at Wounded Knee in 1890 and retained a status as a medicine man and hero among Sioux people for many years to follow. Sharp could have seen Flat Iron in the mid-1890s when the chief rode with Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show through the Midwest. Flat Iron enjoyed visiting Crow Agency and was admired for his ability as a near octogenarian to ride long distances without pause between Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and Crow Agency, Montana. Sharp liked to travel as well though, and this portrait, along with a series of companion works, were probably painted at Pine Ridge in 1900 - Peter H. Hassrick
Size: 2204px × 3300px
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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