Paul Manship (1885–1966)
Paul Manship began his training at the Art Students League in New York, and went on to study with Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1909, Manship won the Prix de Rome allowing his to study in Italy. When he returned home he exhibited ten sculptures he had made during his studies abroad, which quickly gained him important commissions for architectural sculpture and monuments.
Paul Manship first came to Cape Ann to study with Grafly. In 1940 he returned for a few weeks with his family. The Manships found numerous friends including Walker Hancock and George Demetrios, both sculptors whom Manship had gotten to know while studying with Grafly. After renting a cottage for several summers, Manship purchased 14 acres of vacant quarry land in 1943. He then proceeded to move buildings from all over the Cape to the property.
Paul Manship's work became enormously popular during the 1930s. His ornate stylization of the traditional forms of archaic and classical Greek and East Indian sculpture were perfectly suited to the Art Deco style of the period. His most famous commission was the Prometheus fountain for Rockefeller Center in 1934.
Paul Manship (1885–1966)
Paul Manship began his training at the Art Students League in New York, and went on to study with Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1909, Manship won the Prix de Rome allowing his to study in Italy. When he returned home he exhibited ten sculptures he had made during his studies abroad, which quickly gained him important commissions for architectural sculpture and monuments.
Paul Manship first came to Cape Ann to study with Grafly. In 1940 he returned for a few weeks with his family. The Manships found numerous friends including Walker Hancock and George Demetrios, both sculptors whom Manship had gotten to know while studying with Grafly. After renting a cottage for several summers, Manship purchased 14 acres of vacant quarry land in 1943. He then proceeded to move buildings from all over the Cape to the property.
Paul Manship's work became enormously popular during the 1930s. His ornate stylization of the traditional forms of archaic and classical Greek and East Indian sculpture were perfectly suited to the Art Deco style of the period. His most famous commission was the Prometheus fountain for Rockefeller Center in 1934.
Selected Works by Paul Manship
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Indian Hunter and His DogArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: Modeled in 1926 Medium: Bronze cast posthumously Accession Number: 2611 Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and John Manship, 1988 Collections: Sculpture
One of an edition of 12, the Museum's bronze Indian Hunter and His Dog is a reduction of a life-size fountain commissioned for a park in St. Paul, Minnesota, Manship's birthplace. Manship often commented that he preferred Indian Hunter and His Dog over any of his other works.
Paul Manship is an artist of the highest stature in American art. His sculpture is beautifully designed without loss of human love for his motif. There are several avenues of approach to a work of art. The one created by Manship is distinctly his own and will live in the great tradition as a major contribution to the art of our time. —Leon Kroll, Paul Manship Memorial Exhibit, National Art Club, 1966 |
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Shoebill StorkArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: 1932 Medium: Bronze with gold patina Accession Number: 2010.30 Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Brown, 2010; Donated in memory of Harold Bell Collections: Sculpture |
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TortoiseArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: Modeled in 1916; cast 1998–1999 Medium: Bronze Collections: Sculpture |
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Selected Works by Paul Manship
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Indian Hunter and His DogArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: Modeled in 1926 Medium: Bronze cast posthumously Accession Number: 2611 Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and John Manship, 1988 Collections: Sculpture
One of an edition of 12, the Museum's bronze Indian Hunter and His Dog is a reduction of a life-size fountain commissioned for a park in St. Paul, Minnesota, Manship's birthplace. Manship often commented that he preferred Indian Hunter and His Dog over any of his other works.
Paul Manship is an artist of the highest stature in American art. His sculpture is beautifully designed without loss of human love for his motif. There are several avenues of approach to a work of art. The one created by Manship is distinctly his own and will live in the great tradition as a major contribution to the art of our time. —Leon Kroll, Paul Manship Memorial Exhibit, National Art Club, 1966 |
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Shoebill StorkArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: 1932 Medium: Bronze with gold patina Accession Number: 2010.30 Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Brown, 2010; Donated in memory of Harold Bell Collections: Sculpture |
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TortoiseArtist: Paul Manship Date of Work: Modeled in 1916; cast 1998–1999 Medium: Bronze Collections: Sculpture |
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