Flat Iron (Oglala Sioux) / Henry H. Cross

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Flat Iron (Oglala Sioux)

Creator(s):

Henry H. Cross (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1894

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.1761

Previous Number(s):

0126.1761; 21524

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 35 5/8in. (90.5cm)
Width: 30 5/8in. (77.8cm)
Depth: 1 7/8in. (4.8cm)

Image (Canvas):

Height: 30 1/4in. (76.8cm)
Width: 25 1/8in. (63.8cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Henry H. Cross

Role(s):

Artist

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "FLAT IRON, GRAND OLD MAN OF THE OGALLALA SIOUX." in upper right on recto; inscribed, "Chief Flat Iron. Fighting Chief and Medicine Man Ogallala Sioux Original painting From life H.H. Cross. 1894" in top center on verso

Signed: Signed, "By H.H. Cross. 1894" in upper right on recto

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beadwork, canvas, chief (tribal leader), fur, headdresses, Native American, necklaces, oil paintings, plant, portraits, regalia, Sioux

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Cross, Henry. Flat Iron (Oglala Sioux). 01.1761. 1894. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/011761 (10/23/2019).

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