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Burt Procter

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Burt Procter
Born1901
DiedJuly 2, 1980
Alma materStanford University
OccupationPainter
SpouseKatherine Procter
Children1 daughter

Burt Procter (1901 – July 2, 1980) was an American painter who specialized in depictions of horses and portraits of Native Americans.

Life

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Procter was born in 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Stanford University.[2]

Procter was a commercial artist in Los Angeles and later in New York.[2] He was the art director of the Pageant of the Masters for 17 years.[1] He painted horses and portraits of Native Americans,[3] but he "refused to be classified as a Western artist."[2]

Procter resided in Corona del Mar with his wife Katherine. They had a daughter, Virginia. Procter died on July 2, 1980, in Palm Springs, California, at age 79.[1][2] His artwork can be seen at the Nelson Museum of the West in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Procter". The Desert Sun. July 4, 1980. p. 2. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Firor, Cathi (July 3, 1980). "Artist Burt Procter, 79, Dies After Short Illness". The Los Angeles Times. p. 50. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Multi-media to open season at PS museum". The Desert Sun. September 18, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Burt Procter Studio". The Nelson Museum of the West. Retrieved July 7, 2020.