Paul Manship, St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial

Paul Manship

American · 1885–1966 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

Paul Howard Manship was an American sculptor. He consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco movement. He is well known… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Paul Manship, Diana, bronze with brown and verdigris patinaDianaBonhams · $914,900≈ £685,216≈ €804,449Sign up to see
  2. Paul Manship, Indian and Pronghorn Antelope, 1914, bronze with brown patina, eachIndian and Pronghorn AntelopeBonhams · $794,250≈ £594,855≈ €698,365Sign up to see
  3. Paul Manship, Diana, bronze with greenish-brown patina and select areas of silver plateDianaBonhams · $727,500≈ £585,325≈ €685,222Sign up to see

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Paul Howard Manship was an American sculptor. He consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco movement. He is well known for his large public commissions, including the iconic Prometheus in Rockefeller Center and the Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also credited for designing the modern rendition of New York City's official seal.

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Born 1885, Saint PaulDied 1966, New York CityOccupation Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q3371768 ↗ULAN 500032239 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as p. manship, Paul H. Manship, Paul Howard Manship

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paul Manship, St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Paul Manship, Aero Memorial
Aero Memorial1948
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Paul Manship, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Paul Manship, Duck Girl
Duck Girl1911
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Paul Manship, The Flight of Europa
The Flight of Europa1925
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Paul Manship, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Paul Manship, Prometheus
Prometheus1934
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Balon Greyjoy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Paul Manship, Group of Bears
Group of Bears1933
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Paul Manship, Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Paul Manship, Dancer and Gazelles
Dancer and Gazelles1916 · bronze
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trus…
Paul Manship, Victory Medallion
Victory Medallion1918 · bronze
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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