Object Details
Artist
Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
Luce Center Label
Paul Manship created many models of Native American hunters, including one for a fountain in Cochran Memorial Park in St. Paul, completed in 1926. The subject was a favorite of the artist’s because it reminded him of his childhood in rural Minnesota, and he returned to it often throughout his career. In these sculptures the determined expressions and animated poses of the figures evoke the excitement of the chase.
Luce Object Quote
“What matters is the spirit which the artist puts into his creation---the vitality, the rhythm, the emotional effect." Paul Manship, quoted in Panzer, Mythology and the Art of Paul Manship, 1989
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship
Date
1964
Object number
1966.47.88
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
bronze on marble base
Dimensions
9 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (23.9 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 49A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Animal\dog
Indian
Figure group\male and child
Occupation\hunter
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1966.47.88