Inscribed in pencil on a paper glued to cardboard backing: 1897-8 / Bull Thigh-Cheyenne. Time and weather made his skin leathery, but was mild and lovable character. White man beat him up one day, was arrested & taken to Helena for trial- Bull Thigh had to go as witness-first time on a train, first in hotel & etc.- Looking for him in a.m., his bed untouched, but found him under it- rolled up in his blanket asleep. He ate at every chance & plenty of it. When the trial came up he refused to testify- he had such a good time and eats he tho’t it was to even up things. Judge discharged man, who shook hands with Bull Thigh, and every one satisfied. A profile painted same time in Paris Exposition of 1900, and reproduced in photo gravure &" on verso. (This Paris work is probably #327a).

The Gilcrease Museum’s version here was probably the painting exhibited in New York at the Fishel, Adler & Schwartz Galleries in 1906. Sharp’s friend, Joe Scheuerle painted Bull Thigh in 1911 and made note that Sharp had already done the honors. (see related image, #425a)

Sharp’s friend and fellow Munich student, Joe Scheuerle, painted Bull Thigh a half a dozen years later. (see related image, #425a)