End of the Trail - Clinton, OK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This is a life-sized bronze copy of the famous End of the Trail sculpture by James Earle Fraser. It stands on a raised stone platform on N. 4th Street, at the west side of the building at 315 W. Gary Blvd. This bronze replica has an amazing story.

James Fraser sculpted End of the Trail in 1894 when he was 18, and it was awarded the John Wanamaker Prize at the Paris American Artists Association in 1898. In 1915, it was enlarged to heroic proportions and sculpted in plaster where it was on display at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. This plaster sculpture was eventually sent to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, where it is displayed today.

This bronze replica depicts a weary Native American sitting on a tired and weary horse. James Fraser was raised in South Dakota and grew up with the Sioux Indians and had great empathy for their situation. It is said the sculpture depicts the unfair treatment of the Indians, who eventually would end up at the end of the trail, facing the Pacific Ocean.

James Fraser is well known for this sculpture, as well as designing the model which was used for the Buffalo Head nickel in 1913, which was in circulation for many years.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: End of the Trail Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: James Earle Fraser Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: Bronze Location: Not listed

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