Buffalo (Proctor)

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Buffalo
Buffalo statue created by Alexander Phimister Proctor on Dumbarton Bridge, Q St. near intersection with 23rd St., NW, Washington, D.C LCCN2010641513.tif
One of four buffalo sculptures installed at the Dumbarton Bridge in Washington, D.C
Buffalo (Proctor)
Artist Alexander Phimister Proctor
Coordinates 38°54′39″N77°03′04″W / 38.9108°N 77.0511°W / 38.9108; -77.0511

Buffalo, also known as Buffaloes, Dumbarton Bridge: Buffaloes, [1] and Q Street Buffalo, [2] is a series of monumental sculptures of buffalo by Alexander Phimister Proctor. Four of them are installed at the Dumbarton Bridge in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

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References

  1. "Dumbarton Bridge: Buffaloes, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. "Proctor Monumental Sculptures". Proctor Museum. Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2015.