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The End of the Trail is a sculpture by James Earle Fraser. Fraser created the original version of the work in 1894, and he subsequently produced numerous replicas in both plaster and bronze.
When displayed at the 1915 Panama - Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, End of the Trail was instantly recognized as one of the defining images to come out of America's Western...
A bronze sculpture that depicts a tired Sioux rider and his horse at the end of their journey westward. Created in 1918, it symbolizes the genocide of Native American peoples and is part of The Art Institute of Chicago's collection.
End of the Trail. Drawn from Fraser’s experiences growing up in Dakota Territory in the 1880s, this exhausted Native man seated on a windblown pony is an evocative comment on the damaging effects of Euro-American settler colonization on Indigenous peoples.
The End of the Trail sculpture was created as a tribute to the American Indian by James Earle Fraser (1876-1953) when he was only seventeen years old. His sculpture was twice the size of real life and gained world wide fame at the 1915 San Francisco Exposition.
One of the most famous Western American images ever conceived, James Earle Fraser's masterwork The End of the Trail captures the despair of Native Americans over the loss of their homeland, simultaneously drawing attention to their plight and poignantly celebrating their indelible character.
Learn about the history and meaning of The End of the Trail, a sculpture by James Earle Fraser depicting a weary Native American and his horse. The statue is a symbol of the American frontier and a masterpiece of art.
