 In 1893, he made his second trip to the American West in the company of fellow Cincinnati artist John Hauser, who had studied in Europe with him.They visited Taos, New Mexico for the first time, Sharp on a commission from "Harper's Weekly" to illustrate Indian life at the Taos Pueblo.The Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the local Indian culture sparked his enthusiasm, which he shared with colleagues Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips at Académie Julian the next year.