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Henry H. Cross

Henry H. Cross

Artist
WA-00045065
Painting
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
7
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (6 fields)

1 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (1)

  • Smithsonian
    Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About

Why this artist matters now

Henry Herman Cross was an American painter, hunter, prospector, and frontiersman. A personal friend of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Cross became famous for his many portraits and depictions of Indigenous Americans and life on the American frontier. Cross's works include portraits of western figures such as Jim Bridger, Amos Chapman, George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and John Grass. Bill Cody referred to Cross as "the greatest painter of Indian portraiture of all times".

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Canonical record

Artworks (3)

Artwork sources (2)

3 published of 3 catalogued · 3 with image
  • Smithsonian
    2 published2 img
  • Wikidata
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

14 entries · 1 sources
  • Little Crow
    1863 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Joseph Jefferson
    1871 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
    Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
  • Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo
    1897 · Smithsonian · 4 prov
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Record

Images

Henry H. Cross Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo 1985.66.362,153 Smithsonian American Art Museum
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Baldwin Wagon Train under Attack from Knott's Ghost Town by Henry Cross
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Henry H. Cross Little Crow 71.48 Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity (1887) (14594675769)
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Relationships

2
Collections2
Smithsonian American Art MuseumNational Portrait Gallery
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
In collection
National Portrait Gallery
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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