About J. E. Fraser

Inspired by J. E. Fraser’s childhood in Dakota Territory during the 1880s, this weary Native man, seated on a windblown pony, powerfully reflects the devastating impact of Euro-American settler colonization on Indigenous communities. End of the Trail (1915) exemplifies the western themes explored by French-trained artists like Fraser, who expressed both their American identity through their choice of subjects and their modern sensibilities through their mastery of contemporary artistic styles.

born Winona, MN 1876 – died Westport, CT 1953