Henderson painted a number of portraits of Weasel Calf, including one done in 1923, possibly for Mr. Poole, mentioned in the Victoria newspapers, one for the University of Saskatchewan in 1924, and one for Norman Mackenzie, c. 1924, which is called Weasel Calf, a Sioux, thus bringing the documentary authenticity of that portrait into question.
James Henderson
Chief Weasel Calf (A Sioux), c. 1924
Oil on canvas
61.6 x 46.4 cm
MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Collection. Gift of the Women’s Educational Club.
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James Henderson
Portrait of Weasel Calf, 1924
Oil on canvas
60.0 x 45.0 cm
University of Saskatchewan Art Collection. Purchased from the artist, 1924.
Attributed to James Henderson
Weasel Calf, Blackfoot posing at Gleichen, Alberta (c. 1923) and an Interior of Henderson’s Studio (c. 1930),
Digital print from R. C. Russell album
Courtesy of Lorna Russell and Clint Hunker, Saskatoon, SK.
