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Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, 1862-1950) (Sculptor)
1897
bronze
(18th and 19th Centuries )

George A. Lucas, the Paris based art agent of William T. and Henry Walters, noted in his diary under the date of December 24, 1897, that Henry Walters ordered this figure from Proctor on 3 August, that it was cast by Perzinski at Versailles, and delivered on 24 December. The price paid the artist was 700 francs. The figure was Proctor's first composition for the life-size bronzes which he later made for the Q Street Bridge in Washington D.C.. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, owns the bronze models for the Washington statues.

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[Signature] A.PHIMISTER PROCTOR 1897; [Transcription] COPY.RT. 97

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, December 24, 1897 [through George Lucas]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2003-2004 Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody.
1996 Rinehart 100: The Contemporary Years. Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore.
1979 A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
5/26/1959 Treatment cleaned
6/28/2002 Loan Consideration examined for loan
1/3/2015 Examination examined for technical study
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USA (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 12 1/2 x L of base: 16 1/2 in. (31.74 x 41.91 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1897

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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28.15

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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