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1862 Bozanquit, Ontario - 1950 Palo Alto, California. Known for: Life size animal and figure sculpture.
Born in Ontario, Canada, Alexander Proctor became known primarily as a sculptor of life-size wild animals, especially ones inhabiting the West, although he also did pen and ink drawings, etchings,... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, Canada, Alexander Proctor became known primarily as a sculptor of life-size wild animals, especially ones inhabiting the West, although he also did pen and ink drawings, etchings, small oil paintings, and sculptures of historical subjects. One of "the best-known monuments in the... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, Canada, Alexander Proctor became known primarily as a sculptor of life-size wild animals, especially ones inhabiting the West, although he also did pen and ink drawings, etchings, small oil paintings, and sculptures of historical subjects. One of "the best-known monuments in the nation is the 'Pioneer Mother' monument in Kansas City" (Reynolds 220), which is Proctor's over-life size sculpture tribute to pioneer women. He often traveled into the Pacific Northwest for subject... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, Canada, Alexander Proctor became known primarily as a sculptor of life-size wild animals, especially ones inhabiting the West, although he also did pen and ink drawings, etchings, small oil paintings, and sculptures of historical subjects. One of "the best-known monuments in the nation is the 'Pioneer Mother' monument in Kansas City" (Reynolds 220), which is Proctor's over-life size sculpture tribute to pioneer women. He often traveled into the Pacific Northwest for subject matter, and on one of his westward treks, the idea for this work came to him when he saw a trapper and a hunter walking beside a pioneer woman riding sidesaddle on a horse loaded with family belongings. The piece was commissioned by Kansas City... Read full biography
Born in Ontario, Canada, Alexander Proctor became known primarily as a sculptor of life-size wild animals, especially ones inhabiting the West, although he also did pen and ink drawings, etchings, small oil paintings, and sculptures of historical subjects. One of "the best-known monuments in the nation is the 'Pioneer Mother' monument in Kansas City" (Reynolds 220), which is Proctor's over-life size sculpture tribute to pioneer women. He often traveled into the Pacific Northwest for subject matter, and on one of his westward treks, the idea for this work came to him when he saw a trapper and a hunter walking beside a pioneer woman riding sidesaddle on a horse loaded with family belongings. The piece was commissioned by Kansas City businessman Howard Vanderslice who saw Proctor's preliminary sketches for the piece. To execute the work, Proctor took a large studio at the Academy in... Read full biography
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- Spirit of the WestJuly 2004Fauntleroy, GussieArt & Antiques
- Museum/Gallery Exhibitions and LectDecember 2003Dempwolf, TeddiCalifornia Art Club Newsletter
- On the SceneNovember 2003Editor, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art
- What's NewsNovember 2003Editors, Art of the WestArt of the West
- Alexander Phimister Proctor, SculptOctober 2003Hassrick, Peter HAmerican Art Review
- Art Events-TexasOctober 2003Herrin, AliceSouthwest Art
- Masterworks of American SculptureDecember 1999Coles, William AAmerican Art Review
- Days in ColoradoJanuary 1996Editors, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art