The following is a list of small bronzes created during Proctor’s lifetime. He did not keep records of his sales and, in most cases, the bronzes were not numbered. If you already own a Proctor bronze, please add it to the Proctor National Registry.
Fawn (first model)
© 2000 A. Phimister Proctor Museum. All rights reserved.
1893-94 (started in 1888), bronze, 6.75"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 2
First shown at the Century Club in an annual exhibition in New York, NY. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Bear Cub
1885-88, bronze, 3.25"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 2
No rabbit or frog appears on base. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, Gorham Co. Founders mark, and an 1895 copyright.
Bear Cub and Rabbit
1894, bronze, 4.5"h x 3.25"w x 2.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Proctor added the rabbit after casting some bronzes without it. In 1922 he enlarged this bronze and replaced the rabbit with a frog. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1894, and an 1895 copyright.
Stalking Panther (Prowling Panther)
1891-1892, bronze, 30.4cm h x 9.6cm w x 38.7cm d
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1891-1892, and an 1897 copyright by Jno Williams Inc.
Stalking Panther (Prowling Panther)
1891-1892, bronze, 6.5"h x 37"l
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
A. Phimister Proctor Museum, Poulsbo, WA
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
One was presented to Teddy Roosevelt by his Tennis Cabinet when he left the Presidency. Roosevelt used the design for a cover for a book he wrote. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, Gorham Co. Founders mark, and an 1891-1892 copyright.
Stalking Panther (Prowling Panther)
1891-1901, bronze, 10.5"h x 37"l x 6.5"d (base length 33.5")
PUBLIC LOCATION: Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, Gorham Co. Founders mark, and an 1891-1901 copyright. Proctor changed the date to 1901 after minor changes.
Stalking Panther (Prowling Panther)
1891-1902, bronze, 9.5"h x 6.5"w x 37.5"l
PUBLIC LOCATION: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Proctor changed from GorhamCo. to Roman Bronze Works for the casting of this bronze. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1891-1902 ; Inscription: COPYRIGHT; ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N. Y. ; cast number: 4 (4 is underlined).
Stalking Panther (Prowling Panther)
1891-1892, bronze, base length 33"
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Roman Bronze Works was the foundry Proctor used for this remodeled Panther in 1922. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1891-1892.
Small Stalking Panther
bronze, 6"h x 16"d x 3"w
PUBLIC LOCATION: Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Proctor downsized the Panther to get more sales.
Elk
1893, bronze, 16"h x 20"w x 4.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, Canada
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 2
In 1893 Proctor submitted 39 animal models to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This is a working model from which a life-sized elk was produced. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and copyright, dated 1899.
Mule Deer (Newborn)
circa 1893, bronze, 6.75"h x 7.5"w x 3"l
PUBLIC LOCATION: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
The bronze purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1912 was purchased directly from Proctor and was cast in 1895. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature dated 1893 and an 1895 copyright.
Polar Bear
1892, bronze, 7.75"h x 5.25"w x 10.5"l
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
This was one of 37 animal models submitted by Proctor to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The first two were cast in bronze circa 1897 by Henry Bonnard Bronze for Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1892.
Moose
1903, bronze, 20"h
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
Rockwell Foundation
Whitney Gallery of Western Art
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
This was one of 37 animal models submitted by Proctor to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1907 with copyright.
Dog with Bone
1894, bronze, 7.5"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Modeled from a neighbor’s dog during Proctor’s first trip to Paris. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1894, with an 1895 copyright.
Buffalo (Challenge)
1897, bronze, 12.5"h x 16.5"w x 8.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
Paine Art Center
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Model created from buffalo on the Wainwright Reserve. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1890, and an 1891 copyright.
Puma Standing
1897, bronze, 12"h x 14.5"w
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Purchased from Proctor in 1909 by the Canadian Art Club to donate to the Gallery. This is the small model for the Puma that are found at the entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1897.
Puma at Rest (Resting Cougar)
1897, bronze, 15" x 9.5" x 5"
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and Gorham Co. Founders mark.
Aims Back (small half head)
1897, bronze, 6.625"h x 5.75"w x 2.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Small half of a head of a blackfoot Indian. Proctor took the plaster with him on his second trip to Paris under the Rhinehart Scholarship. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1897, and Gorham Co. Founders mark.
Aims Back (face mask)
1897, bronze, 7.125"h x 5.5"w x 5"
PUBLIC LOCATION: Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa OK (possibly listed as Iron Tail)
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
A small mask of the face of a Blackfoot Indian showing more detail than the half head of the same model. Identifying marks include “N2”, Roman Bronze Works, NY
Chief Weasel
1897, bronze, 7.5"h x 5.625"w x 1.75"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK (2)
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Small half of a head. Used in Paris to model the Indian Warrior that won the gold medal at the Paris exhibition. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and Gorham Co. Founders mark. Numbers on inside of cast are 3, 17, 3488,C-24.
Chief Iron Tail Bust
bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Bust of an Indian with two feathers on back of his head. Donated to Stanford University by Hestor Proctor about 1960; University later gave it to Stanford donor. It was later sold at an estate auction.
Indian Warrior (Indian Chief) with Spear
1898, bronze, 40"h x 31"w x 15"d
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, (purchased from Proctor in 1909 by the Canadian Art Club to donate to Gallery)
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (purchased from Proctor in 1911)
Wilton Library, CT (gift from Proctor)
Baltimore Museum, Baltimore, MD
Corcoran Museum, Washington, D.C.
C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
St. Louis County Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
Woolaroc Museum
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 2
The only one cast in Paris (1899) was lost or stolen in shipment after the 1900 Paris Exposition. At a later date another one was cast by Proctor to satisfy his commitment to the Rinehart Scholarship. This statue was given to the Baltimore Museum in Maryland. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, copyright 1898, Gold Medal, Paris Exposition, 1900, copyright 1899, Paris.
Indian Warrior (Indian Chief) with Shield in Hand
1898, bronze, 41"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Small Indian Warrior (Indian Chief)
bronze, 16"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Proctor downsized his Indian Warrior that won the gold medal at the Paris Exposition
Arabian Stallion
1899, bronze, 11.75"h x 12"w x 3.25"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Diamond M Museum of Fine Art, Snyder, TX
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Panther with Kill
circa 1903, bronze, 5.5"h x 5"w x 11"l
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
This small sculpture was cast at Gorham Co. Founders in Providence, Rhode Island. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, copyright 1906.
Sleeping Lion
1905, bronze, 16"l
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Panther on Rock
bronze, 7.5"w
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
This small bronze was cast at The Gorham Co. Founders.
Lobo
1910, bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: Texas Memorial Museum, TX
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Smithsonian shows one at the Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, Austin, TX. They show no record of this bronze.
Trumpeting Elephant
1908, bronze, 11"h x 10.5"w x 3.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Bas-Relief Shields:
Buffalo Skull, Moose, Elk, Buck Deer, Panther, Big Horn Sheep
bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Made for home of Gifford Pinchot in Washington, D.C.
Princeton Tiger (small)
1912, bronze, 4.25"h x 9.25"w x 2.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Cast no. 79. This sculpture was modeled 1908-1909 and cast in 1912 at The Gorham Founders in Providence, RI. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1912 with copyright. Inscribed on long side of base is PRINCETON TIGER.
Princeton Tiger (small with high plinth)
1913, bronze, 9.25" long
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Research to this date indicates a high plinth was added to make this bronze capable of being used as a bookend. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1912 with copyright. Inscribed on long side of base is PRINCETON TIGER.
Princeton Tiger (large)
1908, bronze, 10"h x 22.25"w x 5.25"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
This is a model for the monumental size Princeton Tigers located at Nassau Hall at Princeton University. This sculpture was cast at The Gorham Co. Founders in Providence, RI, by Princeton University under an agreement with Proctor. This is the only numbered edition known.
Boone and Crockett Club Medallion
1909, bronze, approximately 9"
PUBLIC LOCATION: Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, NY (2) to be returned to Boone & Crockett Club in Missoula, MT
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
It is believed that a total of nine were cast. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1909, and inscribed Boone and Crockett Club.
Sleeping Lion (against rock wall)
1910, marble
PUBLIC LOCATION: The Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Proctor finished this marble himself at his home in Bedford, New York. Marble and plaster were displayed at Montross Gallery, New York.
Sleeping Lion
bronze, 7.5"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
This medium bronze was cast at The Gorham Co. Founders. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Q Street Buffalo
1912, bronze, 13.5"h x 19"w x 9.75"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
University of Delaware, University Gallery, Newark, DE
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Amherst College, Mead Art Building, Amherst, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, dated 1912, inscribed on short side of base Model of Buffalo for Q Street Bridge, Washington, D.C. with Gorham Co. Founders mark.
Buffalo
1912, bronze, 9"
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Pony Express Plaque
1908-1912, bronze, 17.125" diameter
PUBLIC LOCATION: Pony Express Station, Gothenburg, NE
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
The first of the plaques was presented to President Hoover at the White House in April 1930. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and a copyright.
American Horse (Bobtail Horse)
1912, bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Tarpon (Silver King)
circa 1914, bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Modeled while Proctor was tarpon fishing in Texas.
Morgan Horse (Bronze Horse, Morgan Stallion)
1913, bronze, 15.5"h x 18"w x 4.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
This small sculpture was cast at The Gorham Company Founders in Providence, RI. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature with Gorham Co. Founders mark.
Indian Pursued (with spear)
1914 & 1928, bronze, 18"h x 16"w
PUBLIC LOCATION: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, 1914, with Roman Bronze Works mark.
Indian Pursued (with tomahawk)
1915-1928, bronze, 17.16" x 5.625" x 24.125"
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include foundry mark: COMP.DES.BRONSES.BRUXELLES. / CIRE PERDUE
Little Wolf
1914, bronze, 11.5"h x 11.5"w x 5.25"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: William S. Hart Museum, Newhall, CA
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 2
Little Wolf (Okomahkahchitah), chief of the Cheyennes, became Proctor’s “foster father” in a secret ceremony. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, 1914, the Gorham Co. Founders mark and Little Wolf.
Sentinal Lion (small)
1914, bronze, 6.75"h x 5.5"w x 2.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature. The “er” in middle name is missing on the bronze and on the plaster. Foundry was Petermann-Bruxelles.
Sentinal Lion (large)
1914, bronze, 13"h x 10.75"w x 5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, copyright 1914. The “er” in middle name is missing on the bronze as well as the plaster. Foundry was the Gorham Co. Founders.
The Buckaroo
1915, bronze, 21.5"h x 28.5"w x 9.25"d
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
Amherst College, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA (gift George D. Pratt)
R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (gift George D. Pratt)
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Smaller bronzes of the Bronco Buster were known as the Buckaroo. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Bust of Jackson Sundown
1916, bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Buffalo Hunt (The Last of the King of the Herd)
1916, bronze, 18.5"h x 29"w x 10"d
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
George F. Harding Museum
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, copyright 1917, the Gorham Co. Founders.
Peo Peo Thalck
1917, bronze, 10.75"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, Peo Peo Thalck on base, and Gorham Co. Founders mark.
On the War Trail
1920, bronze, 20.625"h x 5.875"w
PUBLIC LOCATION: Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
This bronze model was for the monumental size sculpture On the War Trail that is
located at the Civic Center in Denver, Colorado. Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, and the foundry Petermann-Bruxelles.
Bust of Teddy Roosevelt
bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Bear Cub and Frog
1922, bronze, 12"h x 6.75"w x 6.75"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: R.W. Norton Art Gallery,
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature, 1894, copyright 1895.
Bust of Slim
bronze, 12" h x 10"w
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: Oregon Historical Society;
Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, OK
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and a copyright.
Indian Maiden and Fawn
1924, bronze, 20.5"h
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature.
Cavalryman Goodyear Trophy
bronze
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
Bust of Mountain Man
1926, bronze, 16"h x 10.5"w x 6.5"d
PUBLIC LOCATION: none known
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 1
Identifying marks include Proctor’s signature and a copyright.
Irving Hale—Memorial Tablet
1932, bronze
PUBLIC LOCATIONS: West Point Military Academy, West Point, NY; Princeton, NJ; Denver, CO
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PRIVATE OWNERS: 0
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