Studies in New York and Paris Self-portrait, 1882 Musgrove, which occurred in Denver in November 1868. He was fortunate to find an art instructor in the still rough and tumble Colorado, where his early drawings included big horn sheep, elk, bears, and the lynching of outlaw L. These early studies helped propel him to the position of one of the most sought after and respected animaliers of his day.
As a hunter he always was careful to measure, draw, and sometimes dissect the animals that had crossed his gun sights. In his autobiography, Sculptor in Buckskin, he spends as much ink, and seems to be as excited about killing his first bear and elk as he is about obtaining his first major commission.Īlong with his gun, Proctor took pencils and a sketching pad with him on his trips through the Rocky Mountains. Growing up on the frontier, Proctor early developed into a skilled woodsman and hunter-interests that remained with him for the rest of his life. The family left Canada in 1866 and moved to Iowa and then to Denver, Colorado, when Alexander was eleven. Proctor was born on Septem in Bosanquet, Ontario, near the village of Arkona, Ontario, the son of Thirzah Smith (born 1832), herself daughter of a contractor on the Erie and Welland Canals, and Alexander Proctor (1822–alive 1904). Bucking Bronco, Denver, Colorado (1920) Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider, Portland, Oregon (1922) On the War Trail, Denver, Colorado (1923)Ĭolumbian Exposition, Designer Medal (1893) Académie Julien, Medal and Prize (1894) Paris Exposition, Gold Medal (1900) Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Gold Medal (1904) Architectural League of New York, Gold Medal of Honor (1911) Panama–Pacific International Exposition, Gold Medal (1915) Īlexander Phimister Proctor (Septem– September 5, 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers.
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