Arthur Putnam (September 6, 1873 – May 27, 1930) was an American sculptor and animalier who was official for his bronze sculptures of wild animals. Some of his artworks are public monuments. He was a Famous figure, both statewide and nationally, during the period he lived in California. Putnam was regarded as an artistic genius in San Francisco and his spirit was chronicled in the San Francisco and East Bay newspapers. He won a Gold Medal at the 1915 San Francisco world’s fair, officially known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and was held responsible for large sculptural works that stand in San Francisco and San Diego. Putnam exhibited at the Armory Show in 1913, and his works were along with exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Paris, and Rome.
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