After ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR Cast Bronze Statue, Q-Street Buffalo (7/18)

DETAILS Proctor designed four grand sculptures of buffalo to decorate the pylons of the Dumbarton (Q-Street) Bridge in Washington, DC. This smaller posthumous, sculpture was cast in bronze using the traditional lost wax technique from the original 1912 plaster molds, under the direction of the artist's grandson Phimister Proctor (Sandy) Church. REFERENCE Catalog: Alexander Phimister Proctor: Limited Edition Bronzes, The Proctor Museum (Anacortes, Washington), 1996, p. 14 (illustrated) PROVENANCE Property of a private Denver collector. Sold to support the museum in conjunction with the traveling exhibit: The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925 (Denver Art Museum, May 11-August 31, 2014). TITLE Q-Street Buffalo EDITION 7/18 STYLE Western PLACE OF ORIGIN United States MAKER After Alexander Phimister Proctor (Canadian-American, 1860-1950) | Active: Colorado, New York, Paris | Foundry: Bronze Works (Tacoma, Washington, c. 1995-2010) MARKS Marked (base): 7/18 Phimister Proctor Church / © 1996