The Brown Trout [obverse]
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bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
Accession Number
2015.19.3732.a
About the Artist
Gifford MacGregor Proctor (designer), Medallic Art Company (manufacturer)
Gifford MacGregor Proctor (1912–2006) was an American sculptor and medallist whose career bridged traditional bronze casting and public monumental art. Born on February 5, 1912, in New York City, he was the son of renowned animalier sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor and Margaret Gerow Proctor. His father's extensive commissions across the United States and Europe—including Oregon, California, N...