Portrait Of A Sioux Indian by Henry Cornelius BalinkThis is an oil painting on canvas by the Dutch American artist Henry Cornelius Balink (1882 1963). I believe the Indian is Chief Yellow Shield based upon another painting, the same size, he did about the same time, of an older man who is wearing the same beaded shirt, which was titled Chief Yellow Shield. The painting is signed "Henry C Balink" in the lower left corner. Henry Balink was a very accomplished artist and highly regarded during his