Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor
Date: 1909
Museum: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, United States)
Technique: Plaster
Plaster model of a bison head sculpted by A. Phimister Proctor and given to Theodore Roosevelt. In 1909, Theodore Roosevelt replaced the stone carved lions on the mantle of the State Dining Room at the White House with carvings of the American bison. TR viewed the lion as a symbol of European monarchy and thought that a uniquely American animal, such as the bison, should be used instead.
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