Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. He... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. He was one of the first Caucasian artists to visit New Mexico, arriving in Santa Fe in 1883. He was also... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. He was one of the first Caucasian artists to visit New Mexico, arriving in Santa Fe in 1883. He was also a visitor to Alaska, being one of the early artists who visited there after the purchase of the Territory. Although Sharp was completely deaf from a childhood accident, he reportedly had a cheerful... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. He was one of the first Caucasian artists to visit New Mexico, arriving in Santa Fe in 1883. He was also a visitor to Alaska, being one of the early artists who visited there after the purchase of the Territory. Although Sharp was completely deaf from a childhood accident, he reportedly had a cheerful nature and was an avid traveler, always seeking learning experiences about other cultures. From childhood he was interested in Indians, and at age fourteen, because of his deafness, left public school to study art in Cincinnati at the McMicken School... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. He was one of the first Caucasian artists to visit New Mexico, arriving in Santa Fe in 1883. He was also a visitor to Alaska, being one of the early artists who visited there after the purchase of the Territory. Although Sharp was completely deaf from a childhood accident, he reportedly had a cheerful nature and was an avid traveler, always seeking learning experiences about other cultures. From childhood he was interested in Indians, and at age fourteen, because of his deafness, left public school to study art in Cincinnati at the McMicken School and the Cincinnati Academy of Art. His studio was in the same building as that of Henry Farny who gave him books on Pu... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (139)
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The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
2021
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
528 pages (color)
Blackfeet John L. "Cutapuis" Clarke and the Silent Call of Glacier National Park: America's Wood Sculptor
2019
Peterson, Larry Len
440 pages (color)
Southwest Art History Conference Abstracts, 1996-2013
2014
Fahlman, Betsy (Editor)
217 pages (color)
Canyon Magic Landmark Art from the Picerne Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2010
Fillmore, Gary
77 pages (color)
In Poetic Silence: The Floral Paintings of Joseph Henry Sharp
2010
Minckler, Thomas
226 pages (color)
Teepee Smoke: A New Look Into the Life and Work of Joseph Henry Sharp
2007
Fenn, Forrest
355 pages (color)
In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Hassrick, Peter H.; Elizabeth J. Cunningham
0 pages (color)
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
Santa Fe Art Colony: Gerald Peters Gallery (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Udall, Sharyn R; Julie Schimmel (Introduction)
127 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Serenading the Light: Painters of the Desert Southwest (Collection of Billy Schenck)
2003
Clemmer, David
120 pages (color)
Recounting the Old West II: Important Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper
2003
Tierney, Curtis (editor)
71 pages (color)
Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park