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On the War Trail

Alexander Phimister Proctor
Roman Bronze Works (New York)
1922

Description

Sculpture of American Indian on a horse.

Inscription(s)

"ON THE WAR TRAIL"
presented to denver
by
STEPHEN KNIGHT
a.d. 1922

Signature

a. phimister proctor 1920©
roman bronze works n-y-

Annotation

In the mid-1910s, at the request of Major Robert Speer (who was also Denver Mayor from 1904-1912 and 1916-1918), two large bronzes in Civic Center park were given to the city by two civic-minded Denver residents who wanted to leave lasting memorials of beauty to the city.

Sculptor

Alexander Phimister Proctor (Bosanquet, Ontario, 1860 - Palo Alto, California, 1950), American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Denver Business Journal, 10 Nov. 1997, Art on parade: Denver finds place for sculpture.
Waymarking.com, On The War Trail - Denver, CO.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 39°44'20" - W 104°59'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usco41; Photograph: 17 October 2010
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