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Elephant, or The Call

Alexander Phimister Proctor

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: United States
  • 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, 5.08kg)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE Inscribed on proper left side of base, near proper left front foot: "A.P. Proctor. / COPy RT 08."
    COLLECTIONS American Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 12.895
    CREDIT LINE Gift of George D. Pratt
    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
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, 1862–1950). Elephant, or The Call, 1908. Bronze, 11 x 11 3/16 x 3 11/16 in., 11.2 lb. (27.9 x 28.4 x 9.4 cm, 5.08kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 12.895. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.895_bw.jpg)
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