End Of Trail by James Earle Fraser Traditional Cache
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End Of Trail by James Earle Fraser
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In 1915, James Earle Fraser, one of the most prominent American sculptors of the 20th century, created “The End of Trail”, a sculpture that was designed to be placed in the Court of Palms at the entrance to the Pan-American Exposition in San Francisco, Ca.
End of Trail as it sat at the Court of Palms, Pan-American Exposition in San Francisco
This compelling image greeted almost 19 million visitors from February 20th to December 4th, 1915. While it was meant to be cast in bronze, material shortages due to World War I prevented this and it was carved as a plaster statue.
After the Exposition, the original plaster statue was moved to Mooney’s Grove Park here in Visalia, California. Exposed to the elements, it slowly deteriorated until it was obtained by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and moved there in 1968 and restored. The restored statue is currently on display in the entryway of the Oklahoma City museum, and the original that sat at this site was replaced with this bronze replica.
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