In 1894, James Earl Fraser made a now-famous Western bronze sculpture titled End of the Trail, on which Luis Jimenez's fiberglass version from 1971 is based. But unlike the doleful original, where horse and rider have been tragically driven to the edge of the continent, Jimenez has turned the “end” into a glittery, discotheque fun house (including a pulsating setting for the light bulbs). Rather than hang his head hopelessly, the rider looks back at his horse's hind leg, which lifts—or is lifted?—from the ground in a kind of slow motion buck. If this is heaven, I'm in.
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Just seeing that is pretty wild. Thanks.
Thank you for this. Yes, somehow there is a little kick left when knocked down and out.....a little life, a little hope....blessings...