Puma

Artist Alexander Phimister Proctor American, born Canada, 1860–1950

Datemodeled 1897; cast later

MediumBronze

DimensionsH. 12 x W. 3 3/4 x L. 15 3/4 in. (30.5 x 9.5 x 40.0 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind

Object number67.35.1

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceJames Graham & Sons, NY; sold to NCMA, 1967.Published References"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 9, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1969), listed 56.

Peter H. Hassrick, Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor (Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 2003), discussed 129, illus. (color) 128, pl. 14.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery, "Animal Sculptures," July-August, 1967.

Raleigh, NC, Governor's Mansion, November, 1967-July 10, 1969.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, “Re-opening Exhibition,” November 14-December 19, 1969.

"Blind Gallery Traveling Exhibition," November, 1975.

Critz, VA, Reynolds Homestead Learning Center, "Bronzes from the Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind," March 1-31, 1977.
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