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Buffalo

Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor, American, 1862-1950
Medium: Bronze
Dates: 1913
Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 19 1/2 in., 36.4 lb. (34 x 23.5 x 49.5 cm, 16.5kg)
Markings: Foundry mark inscribed along proper right edge of base: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y."
Signature: Inscribed on top of base along proper left side: "PHIMISTER / PROCTOR 1913"
Inscriptions: Inscribed on top of base at proper right rear corner: "©" Inscribed on back edge of base: "MODEL FOR Q ST. BDGE. WASHINGTON D.C."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 14.565
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Overall, 14.565_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette, animal figure of standing buffalo with head turned to proper left, on rectangular base, turnip or carrot on ground between back legs. Condition: Good

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