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Buffalo

Founder Cast by Gorham Manufacturing Company American
1912; cast 1913
Not on view
In 1911, Proctor was commissioned by the city of Washington, D.C., to produce four monumental bronze buffalo to surmount the stone pylons of Dumbarton (Q Street) Bridge. To prepare for the work, he visited a game preserve in Alberta, Canada, to watch and sketch a herd of North American bison. In this reduction of one of the final sculptures, Proctor recorded the stately bearing of the massive beast, rendering its weighty coat with gestural strokes and capturing the swish of its raised tail in arrested motion.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Buffalo
  • Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, Bosanquet, Ontario 1860–1950 Palo Alto, California)
  • Founder: Cast by Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, Providence, Rhode Island, 1831–present)
  • Date: 1912; cast 1913
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 10 in. (33.7 x 47 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.65.55a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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