Paul Manship - Definition and Overview

Paul Howard Manship (December 24, 1885 - January 28, 1966) was a prominent American sculptor of the early 20th century.

Paul Manship, c. 1947

He is perhaps best known today for his gilded statue of Prometheus in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza. Other notable works include:

• Lyric Muse
• Dancer with Gazelles
• Indian Hunter with his Dog
• Diana
• Actaeon

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

• Links to Paul Manship sculpture images and references (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/manship_paul.html)

• Two works by Manship (http://www.insecula.com/contact/A006612.html) (Insecula)

• 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

Diana and a Hound

Prometheus at Rockefeller Center

Group of Bears