Born: Unknown (circa 1870), United States
Died: 1942
Country most active: United States (assumed)
Also known as: Mody Proctor
The following is excerpted from Infinite Women creator Allison Tyra’s book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work.
Sculptor and painter Margaret Gerow met Alexander Phimister Proctor when both were participating artists at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1891. A student at the Art Institute of Chicago, she gave up a promising career to marry him, supporting his career and later raising their eight children.