Name/Title
Newspaper Article, The End of the Trail, by James Earl Fraser, To Be Saved From the ExpositionDescription
Photo of "The End of the Trail." This is a page from an newspaper. Source and exact date unknown. It is probably an Iowan newspaper as most of the articles in the newspaper refer to things happening in Iowa. One article is entitled "Thursday, November Twenty-fifth, Next" and refers to declaring Thanksgiving. This would lead us to believe that the newspaper was published in November, 1915.
"End of the Trail" by James Earle Fraser, To Be Saved From the Exposition
PERHAPS the most universally appreciated work of sculpture at the Panama - Pacific International Exposition is the "End of the Trail," by James Earle Fraser. In this work an Indian rider and his pony, buffeted by the wind, convey a sense of utter weariness. The groups may be interpreted merely as a picture of physical exhaustion or as symbolizing the extinction of the red man. It is proposed to recast this beautiful sculpture in permanent material and preserve it as one of the heritages of the exposition, which closes Dec. 4, 1915.
Note: The statue shown in the newspaper article was saved. For many years it was in Visalia, California and then in the 1960's it was moved to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Cowboy Hall of Fame cast a bronze and gave it to the city of Visalia, California. The plaster statue was conserved and is now an important display at The Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. Mr. Clarence Shaler of Waupun, Wi. saw the plaster statue at the Panama Pacific Exposition and had James Earle Fraser cast a bronze for the city of Waupun, where it is still displayed in Shaler Memorial Park.Acquisition
Accession
2007.0020Source or Donor
James & Harriet LairdAcquisition Method
Gift
