No sooner had "Levitated Apples" posted the picture of Fraser's "End of the Trail" sculpture in South Carolina than we heard from renowned western artisan Chuck Stormes that the original plaster model is on permanent display at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
TCAA SHOW: SEPTEMBER 27TH*.
Chuck, of course, will be in Oklahoma City next month when The Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) celebrates its first decade with the 10th Annual Exhibition and Sale. The show is scheduled to open September 27th, 2008, running through until December 7th. On display will be showpiece Western saddles, bits, spurs, braided rawhide and silver work by twenty of the most talented gear makers from the United States and Canada.
INTERESTING READING ...
And if you're fortunate enough to be in attendance, the show also provides an opportunity to see the original "End of the Trail" - proudly displayed in the museum's main hall. Once thought to have been lost and possibly destroyed, the giant plaster sculpture was rescued and restored by the residents of Visalia, California and displayed in Mooney Grove Park before being acquired by the the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1968.
You can find the full story on the Oklahoma Historical Society's website: CLICK HERE.
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* Levitated Apples hopes to publish photographs of the work being shown in the TCAA's Anniversary Exhibition very soon. In the meantime, the Association is the subject of a feature section in the current issue of "Western Horseman".
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