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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Proctor, A. Phimister,     Brown, Glenn,     Brown, Bedford,     McComb, D. V.,     Guidone, A. L.,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     Animal -- Buffalo     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Dumbarton Bridge: Buffaloes, (sculpture). Artist:  Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor. Brown, Glenn, architect. Brown, Bedford, architect. McComb, D. V., engineer. Guidone, A. L., contractor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Dumbarton Bridge: Buffaloes, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Buffaloes, (sculpture). Buffaloes on Dumbarton Bridge, (sculpture). Q Street Buffaloes, (sculpture). Dates:  1914. Dedicated Dec. 24, 1915. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  4 buffaloes. Each: approx. H. 7 ft. Inscription:  ALEX R PHIMISTER PROCTOR SCULPTOR/M-C-M-XIV / THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. MT. VERNON N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Four massive buffaloes, one on each corner of the bridge. All four of the buffaloes are similar in size, shape, and stance, but the hoof positions are similar only for each pair of buffalo. The buffaloes face the street with their heads turned slightly away from the bridge. The bases are adorned with Native-American headdresses and arrows. Subject:  Animal -- Buffalo Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by District of Columbia, Department of Public Works, Design Engineering and Construction Administration, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20009 Located Dumbarton Bridge, Q Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The total cost for the four Buffaloes was $30,000. The image in the Goode publication is a detail of just one of the buffaloes. IAS files contain a list of citations for Dumbarton Bridge articles that appeared in The Washington Star and The Evening Star from 1913-1916. The bridge was designed by architect Glenn Brown and his son Bedford Brown along the engineer for the District of Columbia, D. V. McComb. A. L. Guidone of New York was the contractor. The heads are made from a life mask of Chief Kicking Bear. IAS files contain an excerpt from "Bridges and the City of Washington," U.S. Commission of Fine Arts 1974, pg. 63-64 which also includes an image of one of the heads. Goode publication notes that the heads may have been designed by Glenn Brown. IAS files also contain article from InTowner, May 2005, which give brief history of bridge and references ongoing efforts for restoration including SOS! funded condition analysis. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 299. Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Church, Phimister Proctor, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, H-22. Proctor, Alexander Phimister, "Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin, an Autobiography," Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971, pg. 233. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76009927   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009927 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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