 This painting is referenced in many publications including "American Art Annual", volume 14, 1017, "El Palacio", Volume VIII (1920), "Painters, Pictures and The People", Neuhaus (1918), "Art World" Ruckstull (1917), "American Art Directory, American Federation of Arts" (1918), "Master Painter of American Indians and The Frontier West", Sanders.He continued to reside in St. Louis until 1925, when he finally made the move to Taos.In 1917, Berninghaus received his first formal accolade for his Taos Indian-based fine art; the prestigious St. Louis Artists' Guild Brown Prize for his painting "The Sage Brush Trail".