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Elephant, or The Call

Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor, American, 1862-1950
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: USA
Dates: 1908
Dimensions: 11 x 11 3/16 x 3 11/16 in., 11.2 lb. (27.9 x 28.4 x 9.4 cm, 5.1kg)
Signature: Inscribed on proper left side of base, near proper left front foot: "A.P. Proctor. / COPy RT 08."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 12.895
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Overall, 12.895_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of elephant in trumpeting position standing on a rectangular base; figure strides forward with proper right legs and raises trunk over its head. Condition: Good

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