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Paul Howard Manship (December 24, 1885 - January 28, 1966) was a prominent American sculptor of the early 20th century.
He is perhaps best known today for his gilded statue of Prometheus in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. Other notable works include:
Many of his sculptures show a strong Art Deco influence.
References
- Manship, John, Paul Manship, (New York, Abbeville Press, 1989, ISBN 1-55859-002-1)
- Murtha, Edwin, Paul Manship, (New York, The Macmillan Company, 1957)
- Rand, Harry, Paul Manship, (London, Lund Humphries Publishers Limited, 1989, ISBN 0-85331-555-8)
- Rather, Susan, Archaism, Modernism and the art of Paul Manship, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas 1993
- Vitry, Paul, Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain, Editions De La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1927
External links
- Detailed biography (cached pages with no images)
- Page 1 (http://web.archive.org/web/20030326010903/www.manshipquarrygallery.com/pages/paulmanshipbio1.html) (Internet Archive)
- Page 2 (http://web.archive.org/web/20030421060045/www.manshipquarrygallery.com/pages/pmanshipbio2.html) (Internet Archive)
- Page 3 (http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:VhAuGXLwvDsJ:www.manshipquarrygallery.com/pages/pmanshipbio3.html+%22paul+manship+biography%22&hl=en) (Google)
Images
Dancer with Gazelles, 1916
Indian Hunter and His Dog, 1926
Young Lincoln or Hoosier Youth, Fort Wayne, IN 1932
detail, Young Lincoln or Hoosier Youth, Fort Wayne, IN 1932
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