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Wildlife and Western Heroes
"Professor Hassrick presents here the first comprehensive monograph on Proctor and the story of his adventure in art, one that unfolds over a period of nearly seventy years. Heavily illustrated in color and duotone, this volume presents the full range of Proctor's oeuvre, including monumental and studio sculptures, plaster and clay maquettes, and drawings. A series of seven essays cover the key influences and major achievements of Proctor's career, while the main catalogue section presents 52 of Proctor's most important works and includes both major monumental pieces, like the Buffalo for the Q Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. (1913), and the massive Mustangs at the University of Texas, Austin (1948), as well as smaller studio pieces such as his Indian Warrior (1900-02) and Panther (1922-23). The volume also features rare archival and studio images and personal recollections of the artist's son and grandson."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Sculptor in Buckskin
Two disparate worlds met in the life of Alexander Phimister Proctor: the art world centered in the eastern United States and the world of the western frontier. Proctor was a remarkable amalgam: a big-game hunter and intrepid explorer who felt at home in Paris or New York, and an academically trained artist who painted and sculpted the characters and wild creatures of the West. This new edition of Proctor's autobiography provides a thorough introduction to a distinctively American artist whose monumental sculptures and statues adorn parks, public buildings, and museums, as well as private homes and businesses across the country. The text, begun in the late 1930s, when Proctor was in his seven...
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The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925
"'The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925' is the first full-scale exhibition to explore the aesthetic and cultural impulses behind the creation of statuettes with American western themes, which have been so popular with audiences then and now. Both the exhibition and this accompanying catalogue offer a fresh look at the multifaceted roles played by these sculptors in creating three-dimensional interpretations of western life, whether based on historical fact, mythologized fiction, or most often, something in-between. Examples by such archetypal representatives of the West as Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell are complemented by the work of sculptors such as James Earle Fraser and Paul Manship, who contributed to the popularity of the American bronze statuette even though their western subjects were less frequent." -- Publisher's description.
Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2020–2022
Every two years the fall issue of The Met's quarterly Bulletin celebrates notable recent acquisitions and gifts to the collection. Highlights of Recent Acquisitions 2020–2022 include the Mantuan Roundel by Gian Marco Cavalli, a recently rediscovered tour de force from the early Renaissance; the archive of photographer James Van Der Zee, one of the most celebrated chroniclers of Black life in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance; a pair of sculptures by the renowned contemporary American artist Robert Gober; Thomas Sully’s magisterial portrait of Queen Victoria; and Poussin’s Agony in the Garden, one of only two accepted works by the artist in oil on copper. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met collection.
