Taos Indians

Sender: Angee
ART OF THE SOUTHWEST
Joseph Henry Sharp (American, 1859-1953)
Taos Indians, n.d.
Oil on canvas. 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in.)

Joseph Henry Sharp (27 September 1859–29 August 1953) was an American painter and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He specialised in portraits of Indians and larger paintings of Indian life figures. 

I love his attention to details. Look at the moccasins for instance, and the almost hidden dog under the bench and the different mannerisms of the people, wrapped in blankets. I wonder what they were waiting for or talking about..love this painting..